SE 030316
| Nearby Sites |
|---|
| Paul Clough |
| Leeshaw Reservoir |
Specialities |
| Twite |
| Wheatear |
| Cuckoo |
| Short-eared Owl |
| Grey Partridge |
| Snipe |
| Golden Plover |
| Raven |
Fly
Flats Reservoir (Warley Moor, Oxenhope) |
Fly
Flats Reservoir looking towards Calderdale and Stoodley Pike |
The exposed reservoir of Fly Flats is reached by a rough road. Limited parking here, but then a pleasant walk right around the reservoir. Be prepared for disturbance from the yachting club.
Notable
Sighting - 2003 |
| 25th February 2003 Two Pintail. |
| June 2003 Buzzard over. |
| August 2003 A flock of 13 Wheatears seen. A bird seen here was taken by a Sparrowhawk. |
| 23rd November 2003 A single Snow Bunting and four on the 30th. |
| 30th November 2003 A single 'ringtail' Hen Harrier. |
Notable
Sighting - 2004 |
| 15th February 2004 1000 Pink-footed Geese were watched in four skeins, all heading west. |
| 15th February 15 Snipe |
| 27th March 2004 24 Whooper Swans and Two Berwick Swans |
| 16th May 2004 One Dunlin and two on the 30th May |
| May 2004 Up to 6 Wheatear on passage |
| Summer 2004 Twite bred at Warley Moor Reservoir, with three birds there in May, including one ringed at Cant Clough near Burnley. |
| 29th July 2004 Two Whimbrel |
| August 2004 12 Wheatear seen on return passage |
Notable
Sighting - 2005 |
| 21st March 2005 A Red Kite |
| 31st March 2005 30 Skylarks, many of which were on territory, and Ovenden Moor, where there were 25 on 29th September. |
| Twite : most records came from April, when birds were presumably on migration. Generally, only twos and threes were involved, but there were good counts of 20 on 17th April, and 27 (the year’s maximum) on 23rd. |
| 13th April 2005 Three Shelduck |
| 25th June 2005 One Dunlin |
| July & August 2005 166 Canada Geese |
| 8th August 2005 A Greenshank |
| 10th August 2005 Four Ravens |
| Peregrine Falcon - three seen together were mobbing a Short-eared Owl near Warley Moor Reservoir. |
| Autumn 2005 30 Red Grouse on Warley and Ovenden Moors |