Nothing Much At Ogden

A warm bright morning. Only movement observed was that of 7 Mistle Thrush on arrival.

The LBBG with a wrecked left wing is still hanging in. The Little Grebe stayed still long enough for photos but they were poor quality. (Who said No change there then 🥸).

A f Goosander also present.

Otherwise down to the gullage on the ullage and a single Barn Owl.

I simply could not face traipsing to Mixenden.

Ogden Water To That Barren Place

A bright sunny day. Ogden was loaded up with gulls including one immature phase large species (LBBG?) with a damaged left wing and a brown mottled job that wouldn’t show its head.

A Little Grebe viewed at distance and a crying Buzzard. Arboreal types were almost non existent a Dunnock & 3 Robin oh mustn’t forget a Chaffinch.

Nothing at the golf course and Carrs Beck but the elsewhere Barn Owl pair were enjoying the sun.

I went to Mixenden Res confident I would get nothing and was proud to be proved correct (smug aint I?).

Queensbury Sth and Shelf Moor

A session of depression; birds notable by their absence 😢.

A Raven over Littlemoor Park which held a Bullfinch and 6 Blackbird.

The fields were appalling; no sign of Lapwing or winter thrushes. Plenty of small gulls mainly BHG & 10 Rook. 1 dead Fox and a settee 🧐.

Horton Bank Country Park

After another disappointment at Ogden yesterday I decided to try another stretch of water. Didn't turn out too grim all things considered in what was just a 30 minute stint. 

1 each GCG  & Cormorant both not being common here. Just one large gull; gonna stick my neck out and go for 1/2CY Herring. Several BHG. Pr Mute Swan ditto Coot, 5/6 Moorhen & 1 Canada. Not a squeak from any arboreal avians at all.

Recent Ogden Water Birds

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Ogden Water To Mixenden

Not much to say except there was a notable absence of birds. The Goosanders have gone from Ogden. One Cormorant on the W shore. Usual gulls 3 Robin & a small party Goldfinch.

Only notables were 12 Mistle Thrush at Carrs Beck and a single Barn Owl. 

Dunno why I bothered to include Mixenden in the title 🤔.

Friday Soil Hill Saturday Cold Edge

Friday 4 October. A warm dry sunny day lending itself to below par birding in the main. It was good to have a prolonged chat with DJS who had a more productive session than me.

I did manage a wind blown Whinchat halfway down the slope to the Ned Hill track. 2 Blackbird, 2/3 Meadow Pipit, gulls and Canadas.

Prior to this some 5 minutes after a chat with BS at Fox Hill a Kestrel flew over.

Today at Cold Edge was a real downer. The SSW’ly blow killed it. One Tufted Duck, 2 Stonechat ditto Meadow Pipit and Blackbird.

Ogden water was similar to previous visit Gulls and Goosanders.