I made the trip over to Finningley yesterday afternoon as news came through that the Black-winged Pratincole was still in the area. The Bird performed brilliantly but unfortunately, it stayed South of the road, around the pool for the entirety of my 4 hour visit! Tantalizingly, it made a couple of flights VERY close to the Boundary at Fiftyeights Road BUT I couldn't be certain it had crossed it?!
However, the visit gave me chance to glean some information about it's previous movements. Having weighed up the opinions, I left at 6, clear on my strategy for the following morning.
I arrived early and retraced my steps. This was a strange scenario as most were just here to see it at the pool to the South. I was here to see it in Yorkshire! I tucked myself away in a spot that gave me a clear view North of the road in line with the pool. I needed to concentrate...not talk!!! I would have a much more time here as opposed to viewing over the trees from the South.
The tactics were simple...scan all Birds coming in from the North. It took a while but eventually I picked it up before it crossed the road. I had my Yorkshire Tick (402).
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