Monday 14 August 2017

Saved By The Rough

"When the South Westerly doth blow I prithee do not go out unless you're happy with finding nowt." These words penned by Montmorency Snert of the Queensbury birding dynasty some 50 years back are just as true now as they ever were.
Raggalds is almost dry again and was bereft of birds.
Soil Hill was heartbreaking just 1 each Goldfinch Meadow Pipit & Swallow. A Song Thrush was in the Ned Hill track conifers which relieved the boredom fleetingly.



Ogden Res was crawling with LBBGs, similar BHGs and the 4CY Herring Gull that cheesed me off last week or thereabouts. Also 2 Cormorant there but not a passerine seen.


The Brookhouse track saved me from tying a length of rope around a tree branch yet again. 3 Stonechat were present 1 each M F & Juv. Also a pr of Whitethroat were on the wires.
I gave Mixenden Res a miss as it was full of er, shall we say non birders. c55 Jackdaw and c45 Canada were in the fields off Stod Fold