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Friday, 7 February 2020

Friday 7th February 2020

Glovershaw, Baildon
Feeding on the 14th fairway and 6th green were the following newly returned birds: 9 Skylarks, 3 Reed Buntings and a couple of Meadow Pipits.  In Golcar Farm Fields, five Golden Plovers landed and six Lapwings were new arrivals.  150 Greylag Geese were busily feeding.
Paul King.

Tong Park, Baildon -  4 Goosander, 30 Redwing
Baildon Village by cattle grid - pair of Stonechat
Whetstone Gate - Kestrel, Red Kite, Buzzard, flock of 30 Lapwing, 20 Redwing
Shaun Radcliffe

Leeshaw Reservoir
A skein of 320 Pink-footed Geese flew NW during the afternoon.  A single Pink-footed Goose was with a flock of 137 Greylag Geese and newly returned species included a single Curlew, five Oystercatchers and five pairs of Goosander.
Brian Sumner                                                         Brian's website.
A Pink-footed Goose at Leeshaw Reservoir        photo: Brian Sumner