Friday, October 20, 2017

Fly Flatts etc...

Fly Flatts - in the drifting thick fog and light drizzle. waiting for the fog to clear while I was there so went to try lower down
1 Wheatear on the top road - getting quite late for them now ! though BS found 2 more later on, well done Bri.
1 Raven - heard only
1 Barnacle Goose making a lot of noise had obviously lost it's mate in the fog  but, I hear, found it later on per BS
Wheatear
Withens Head
6 Magpies - they are getting more regular here at higher elevation so it's not boding well for breeding waders next summer !

Mixenden Reservoir
1 Cormorant
1 each L B B Gull and Herring Gull

Ogden
1 Reed Bunting in the juncus near the reservoir cottage
1 Goldcrest in the pines at the back of the lodge
2 Fieldfare
1 Redwing

Earlier today on Swales Moor
7 Skylarks together in the top field
21 Redwing and 2 Fieldfare >W

2 comments:

Brian Sumner . said...

Not good birder conditions today Dave. You bet me with the Wheatear photo. See if you can beat your November Wheatear record.

David Sutcliffe said...

Nov 23rd 2010 - Wheatear and Black Redstart at Withens Head - the day before the long freeze came in !