Raggalds Flood approx 1025 hrs 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 LBBG.
Soil Hell a fair number of Skylark into double figures, less so Mipits. 2 Canada, 2 Curlew ditto Common Snipe flying from top field calling.
Soil Hell a fair number of Skylark into double figures, less so Mipits. 2 Canada, 2 Curlew ditto Common Snipe flying from top field calling.
Ogden Res was interesting. When a downpour eventually stopped the place had a Spring like air with birds singing eagerly. Among others were Song Thrush, 3 out of 5 Goldcrest, Blackbirds and my first Chiffchaff of 2018. A pr Curlew flew over SW as did a single Greylag Goose. On the water were 1 each Goosander & Cormorant along with a number of large gulls. The majority of gulls were 1/2CY jobs so in the limited light I have probably got the ratio less than great but here we go: 1 adult & 1 young Herring Gull, 4 adult & 6 young LBBG. 3 Common and a BHG were also present.
The leg from there to Mixenden quietened down big time. 1 Skylark & 2 Curlew plus a couple of Mipit on the golf course. The reservoir had 2 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen and the Goldeneye pr on it but not a single Gull. A pr LTT and a Stock Dove were nearby.
The leg from there to Mixenden quietened down big time. 1 Skylark & 2 Curlew plus a couple of Mipit on the golf course. The reservoir had 2 Cormorant, 2 Moorhen and the Goldeneye pr on it but not a single Gull. A pr LTT and a Stock Dove were nearby.
