Monday 4 December 2017

Saved By The Swans

Raggalds to Mixenden via Soil Hell and Ogden approx 1020 hrs. 11 Lapwing on the Flood, few small gulls in the vicinity.
Once again the Hellish Hill had nothing to offer on the top but a Kestrel. Down at the bottom were c210 Lapwing and a Grey Heron.
At 1125 hrs I had just gone down the Adventure Centre slope toward the Ogden plantation when I turned round for some inexplicable reason. Oh boy! 7 Whooper Swan were flying over > SE going across Soil Hill southern slope in a direction that would take them over Bradshaw and Queensbury.
Ogden Res had 2 drake Teal out in the middle, 1 LBBG, small gulls and a few Canadas.
The walk to Stod Fold and Mixenden Res produced a couple Chaffinch, 4 Blackbird, ditto Redwing, 1 each Mistle Thrush, Sparrowhawk & f Goldeneye.

PS A Tawny was hOwling at nightmare o'clock this morning over the back yard and a Grey Wagtail was on BD Mills roof as I returned home.