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Tuesday 9 June 2020

Tuesday 9th June 2020

Fly Flatts (Warley Moor Reservoir)   Breeding Reports
Two male and one female Ringed Plover with two chicks. 
Two Dunlin, 
Eight Common Sandpiper and four chicks.  
Four Redshank and six chicks.  
Six Snipe and well-hidden chicks. 
Nine Curlew and several chicks in the fields.

A Common Sandpiper chick at Fly Flatts.        photo: Brian Sumner

Lady Lane, Walsh Lane and part of Heights Lane, Eldwick
Late afternoon/early evening

The resident Little Owls on Walsh Lane have raised at least two chicks, they were hidden away in a hole in the dry stone wall the adults are frequently seen on.




The Curlew family reported last week were still in the same field, but it appears only one chick has survived. They were feeding close to the road, and at one point the chick strayed through the gate and was in danger of being flattened by the local traffic as it wandered about on the road. In the end I erred on the safe side and collected the chick and put it back in the field away from the gate area. As a side note my wife saw the parents and chick this morning.


A Lapwing was seen sitting in the same area as a week ago in a field on Walsh Lane they are not usually seen in, with another bird near by





Oystercatcher 1, Swallow - small group around old brickworks, House Martin – small group around old brickworks, Pied Wagtail male still in the area.


Two Willow Warblers continue to sing in the copse on Walsh Lane, Song Thrushes are still singing in the same copse and in the plantation on Lady Lane, that plantation also has at least three singing Chaffinches and a pair of Greenfinch frequent the area.  Also had a close encounter with a Hare.

Report and photos by Phil Matthews


Pennithorn 

A pair of Willow Warblers near the 14th tee have young hatched and were both busy feeding.

The Curlew adjacent to the 13th fairway, have  young and are agitated  by not only dogs but people walking  the area, they moved to near the 7th green but this was too busy and next day had moved back to the area near the wet depression.

Little Owls have been  well hidden the last few occasions I have been there, but report of another between the bottom of gallops and the house off sconce lane, in large oak tree.


Red Kite has become a regular over the 9th fairway and cabins.


Snipe are still displaying, but not as frequently.

Swifts were  present in 10s of number.

Two Buzzards were harassed by Kestrel.

Steve Meredith


Allerton, Bradford

A garden visitor!
A male Sparrowhawk in Allerton           photo: Ian Watson