WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING

BRIAN SUMNER.
WELCOME TO ( WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING )
KEEPING BIRDING LOCAL.

BLOG UPDATED DAILY AROUND 1900 hrs.

FEEL FREE TO SEND ANY COMMENTS, QUERIES OR QUESTIONS DIRECT TO MY E.MAIL AT THE ADDRESS BELOW, OTHERWISE TEXT OR WHATSAPP. 07771 705024.


CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE THEM.

ALL IMAGES ARE STRAIGHT FROM THE CAMERA WITH
NO PHOTOSHOP TUNING. TAKEN ON J PEG.

E MAIL ADDRESS :-
Briansumner51@hotmail.com

NOTE !!
No sightings of Roe Deer, Fox, Hare or Badger will be mentioned on this blog throughout the year and links will be removed from other blogs giving the whereabouts of these mammals due to the rising influx of poaching, long dogging and lamping by sick individuals.
BS




Thursday, June 18, 2026

Fly Flatts.

 

                                Geese, Gulls and Oystercatcher on the peninsular

                                    1 of several Rdeshank




                                    6 Common Sandpiper present



                                    LBB gulls >SW

                                    Swarms of Swifts

                                Male Pied Wagtail having fledged 6 young so far.

A dry dark morning at Fly Flatts with full dark cloud on a moderate SW>4 at  10 degrees but good visibility.
     Several Redshank and Common Sandpiper moving around plus a single Oystercatcher whilst 2 Ringed Plover were scoped on the north shore where just a strip of mud seems to be holding the waders, with very little exposed shore other than that.
     The sky over the water was alive with Swifts feeding whilst a steady flow of Lesser Black Backed gulls headed >SW. Otherwise, a single Stonechat , several Mipits and a rare sighting of a Skylark, not usually found at this venue, plus the usuals including a Buzzard.
    Looking reasonable for tomorrow with cloudy sunshine on a moderate SW starting off at 10 degrees. A risk of rain after midday and temp getting into the low 20s.
BS