Monday 15 October 2018

Queensbury to Mixenden

Soil Hill 16 Meadow Pipit, 2 flyover large Thrush types unid. c30 Lapwing, 3 Common Snipe & 3 flying Dullard.

Ogden Plantation coughed up 8 Redwing, 2 Moorhen & several Chaffinch. 
2 Jay were in the trees by the side of Ogden Res which appeared to have a sub-adult YLG in among the small gull species. The mantle was too dark for Herring but not as dark as graeslii let alone fuscus; the legs appeared to be yellow. The only other large gull here was an adult LBBG, also 1 Cormorant present. Woodland birds were active, Chaffinch being the most notable; a Bullfinch was heard.

1 f Reed Bunting was near the golf course.
Mixenden stile was was busy with birds;10 Goldfinch, 1 f Reed Bunting, 3 Blue & 1 Gt Tit, 4 Meadow Pipit. However the reservoir was poor; 2 Cormorant & a bunch small gulls.
Also 2 Magpie harassing Kestrel Hunter Hill.