Soil Hill Ogden Water Mixenden

Today was my 3rd outing in 6 days to Ogden which was so grim on the previous two I saw no point is posting 🥴. There was slight improvement this morning: although the water held just small and large Gulls I did get arboreal avians at the Ogden Clough end.

3 each Redpoll and Chaffinch 1 GSW 2 Robin 1 Blackbird.

The plantation coughed up a couple Pheasant.

Soil Hill was poor: just 1 Kestrel. 8 Goldfinch on feeders at Perseverance Rd bottom.

Mixenden equally poor. A mix of Gulls on the water. A small party of Blue & Great Tits in the trees.

Horton Bank Country Park

I was so surprised to find this place passable and not flooded. 2 f Goosander, pr Mute Swan, 1 Grey Heron ditto Coot. Numerous BHG, 3/4 Herring Gull, similar Commons. 7/8 Moorhen. Not a single passerine seen nor heard 🤨.

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.