Prompted by a sighting from AC and NCD last evening of 3 Twite at the north end of the reservoir I headed up there this morning. Poor conditions with fog/ low cloud and visibility not good at all. Fortunately all three birds were still there feeding on the 'weedy' embankment. Quite approachable, given stealth, I managed a few shots in the poor light. These are the best I could do of 2 of the three.
Formerly a common site on local moorlands and it's fringes in years gone by. They suffered a catastrophic decline in the south Pennines and I would certainly class them as a rarity in Calderdale nowadays. My last previous record at Fly Flats was at the same spot with just one bird on 19th Oct 2018.
Not a lot else in the conditions other than 3 Stonechats, 2 Meadow Pipits, 12 Carrion Crows, 1 Jackdaw, 1 Red Grouse. Visible migration was also evident with 650+ Woodpigeons passing through in several groups via 'The Nab' - they seemed to know the direction they were heading.... but who knows in that fog !!!
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It is cheering that there are Twite here again, even if they are just passing through. Very nice photos Dave.
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