Sunny Low Moor Dams

A cold bright day with a distinct difference of species on Harold Park Lake and Park Dam. Harold Park was teeming with birdlife whereas PD was limited.

HPL 4 Cormorant 10 Mute Swan 1 Goosander 7 Tufted Duck. Numerous BHGs 9/10 Herring Gulls. A swarm of Coot & Moorhen.

Park Dam 11 Tufted Duck 1 each Cormorant & GCG. 4 Coot a few BHGs.

Ogden Water To Mixenden

Got a bit of a soaking but probably worth it as I managed a first for the year 👏🏼.

Ogden 1 f Goosander. A party of Tits included 5/6 LTT. 1 Goldcrest is the first since the late winter months.

Went down Rocks Lane and managed to catch sight of 5 Redpoll feeding high up in a 🌲 near Brookhouse. This is the a/m annual tick. A couple of distant flying Redwing also seen.

One Cormorant and several BHG seen on Mixenden. The woods were silent.

Final Session Los Cristianos

Thankfully I can now look forward to doing what I love best- wasting my life in the wilderness of Queensbury and Calderdale 😖.

Berthelots Pipit 1 Whimbrel 2 YLG.

Nearer the hotel I finally sighted a Canaries ChiffChaff 

as it flitted around a tree top singing. Much Yellow showing on the breast.

The Green Sandpiper Returns

Another chronic session in Los Cristianos saved by the Green Sandpiper putting in an appearance in the final stage 👏🏼.

21 Little Egret on the rocks at the Cliff bottom. Usual YLG & LBBGs. One of the two Whimbrel that hang around here in its favoured place.

Even Less From Tenerife

A Sunny Hot Morning. Got a couple of distant Ringed/Kentish Plover types briefly 🤨. Yesterday’s Shrike still present as are the Whimbrels. Several YLG & LBBG.

Tenerife Shrike Puzzle

Being a second rate birder has one advantage over being a first class birder; I don’t fret about being knocked off top spot. However one disadvantage is I don’t know whether the superb Shrike I was fortunate to nail this morning is Lesser, Iberian or Southern Grey. I will risk annoying the Bird Police by going for Southern given the location.

Wait until I get my hands on the rotter who dare publish their sub standard photos on my blog!

One Whimbrel still present plus the YLGs.

Los Cristianos Livens Up

Didn’t expect much this morning out on the rocky area of the sea front but saw a bit of action.

15 Little Egret were resting on a Cliff bottom ledge until a tourist boat pulled up alongside and cheesed em off 🤨. 

2 Whimbrel still present. One decided I was no danger to it and continued feeding as I frantically whipped out the camera.

Either a Dolphin or a Porpoise did a leap in the sea nearby.

A pair of Berthelots Pipits were calling as they flitted around on the beach. Several Rock Dove were whizzing from the cliff face and visiting gardens. The Collared Doves were hanging around all over the joint at very close quarters.

As I trudged up the long steep hill back to the Hotel a flock of c40 Ring-necked Parakeets flew around screeching their hearts out.