I had just reached
the bottom of the North Slope on my walk around Soil Hill in the morning when
the message came through that Brian Sumner had found three Brent Geese on Fly
Flatts. Having never seen one in West Yorkshire, and being only the second ever
for Halifax, I cut short my walk and made tracks back home to collect the car.
On the drive over
Andy Cockcroft messaged through that the birds were still present and were Pale-bellied,
the subspecies which I have seen least of. Fortunately, we arrived not long
after, to find the birds still present. They were on the far side of the
reservoir from the road, grazing on the bank. After a short while they entered
the water and started swimming around, before returning to the bank for some
more grazing and a nap.
Was good to see a few
local birders present, also twitching the geese. There was not a great deal
else around on the reservoirs but was good to have my first visit up to the
moors with singing Skylark and Curlew both abundant, similar to Soil Hill.
Great birds to see
in Halifax, and a cracking find by BS.
Fly Flatts: Greylag Goose, Pale-bellied Brent Goose, Canada Goose, Mallard, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Curlew, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Skylark, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit,
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