Cold Edge Dams To Mixenden

The long trek via Ogden. Not much to shout about at Cold Edge. Haigh Cote had a f Tufted Duck with 3 young on it. Also there were 20 Greylag & c32 Canada.

1 Pied Wagtail 11 Linnet 2/3 Goldfinch. 2 Skylark & a few Meadow Pipit.

Still 8 Grey Heron at Ogden and a pr Oystercatcher. A Buzzard was very noisy as it constantly called throughout the duration. A second bird joined in a couple of times.

1 each singing Blackcap & Chiffchaff.

Numerous LBBG present again and a couple of Herring. I did suspect one large gull of being michahellis but it would not come into the open for confirmation.

Mixenden was really frustrating but while standing by Clough Lane I did get fair views of 3 very swift Swift.

Quiet Ogden Water

8 Grey Heron & 1 Cormorant. A Curlew flew over calling. 7/8 BHG 2 Herring & many LBB Gulls.

2 Blackcap 3 Chiffchaff 1 Reed Bunting.

3/4 Meadow Pipit en route to Mixenden Res which was boredom enshrined. OK go on then a couple Chiffchaff.

Ogden Water Takes Away Visitors

As expected when I arrived at Ogden this morning both yesterday’s star performers were absent. It’s great to be right, right? 😢.

Grey Heron had increased to 7 birds. The Cormorant was still present as were the Oystercatchers. Large gull numbers well down. BHG at 12. 2 Tufted Duck.

Arboreal types: 1 Nuthatch 2 Blackcap 1 Chiffchaff.

Carrs Beck had a Reed Bunting Whitethroat & WW.

Ogden Water Delivers Big Time

After a mind numbing trek over Soil Hell I was totally amazed by what transpired at Ogden 🤪.

A Little Egret was working the W shoreline, it the flew to the E but returned a short time later. 

3 Oystercatchers were both noisy and mobile. One was sporting a metaI ring on the right leg. Almost by accident I caught sight of a large distant wader with an almost glowing orange neck/head. A Black-tailed Godwit!

6 Grey Heron 1 Cormorant ditto Tufted Duck plus the many LBBG added to a spectacular day at a local spot.

Pity I can’t take decent distant photos ain’t it.

Cold Edge Dams To Ogden

Rather Windy but quite a few bird sightings made. Got my first large flock of Linnet flying around the track leading up to Withens. Over 70 birds estimated ☺️.

A few Goldfinch seen. 5 Swallow 1 Pied Wagtail a dozen Meadow Pipit.

A Common Sandpiper flew across Leadbeater Dam where a Grey Heron was stood. 

Also 2 Reed Bunting 1 WW ditto Greenfinch.

I got some reet verbals from a Curlew and I’m certain after running Translater app on the mobile bone it wasn’t exactly inviting me to Tea and Crumpets 😅.

Ogden Water held a much smaller count of large gulls than previous. All were LBBG apart from one puzzling job that appeared somewhat YLG ish. After viewing the below par photos I now think Herring.

2 Grey Heron were on the W shore as was an Oystercatcher that flew over to the NW end.

Soil Hill To Mixenden via Ogden

A bit like yomping around a rotisserie - rather 🔥.

Soil Hell across the tops only. Rather quiet so I’m glad I got the Garden Warbler in song again.

4 Pied Wagtail 2 adult and 2 juvenile some distance apart.

1 Whitethroat 2 WW ditto Skylark 1 Curlew.

Ogden Water was heaving with large gulls again perhaps c280 the majority being LBBG. Herring mebbe numbered 9 and BHG at 11. 1 each Grey Heron and the eclipse stage m Tufted Duck.

Carrs Beck came up trumps once more with a female Redstart flitting from fence to field and vice versa 👍.

Lo and behold Mixenden Res coughed up an Oystercatcher 😁.

Blackstone Edge And Whiteholme

Pushed my luck too far today in a strong W wind it was dire.

Blackstone Edge 1 Ringed Plover ditto Pied Wagtail & several Canada. 1 Skylark.

Whiteholme 1 Ringed Plover 2  Common Sandpiper. A pr Greylag Geese had 2 goslings in tow. 1 Swift and 3 LBBG flew into the wind.

13 Meadow Pipit seen throughout.