Queensbury North to Mixenden

Sunday 23 August. One Tawny Owl has revisited the trees at the back of my house, it called loudly at some unearthly hour this morning. 

Monday 24 August. Thought I'd completely wreck my ageing body; it worked!

Queensbury North: 13 small gulls incl. 3 Common. 1 Skylark, couple Pied Wagtail, ditto Swallow, 1 LBBG.

Soil Hill: 1 juv Wheatear, Pr Stonechat, couple Swallow. Bunch of Canada & few small gulls.

Ogden Res: Usual GC Grebes, 2 Cormorant, c60 small gulls. 16 LBBG & 1 YLG. 3 WW, Pr Mistle Thrush, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 GSW.

3 Stonechat in usual spot by the golf course & a WW.

Things dried up dramatically at Hunter Hill bottom although a Little Owl called a few times from Stod Fold, just a Meadow Pipit seen.

The Tufted Duck remains on Mixenden Res. Only other birds were a Cormorant and some Canadas.

Besides the Rabbit and Caterpillar (species unknown) I got another Painted Lady and 5 Small Copper.

It's going to take me a while to be comfortable with the new camera but at least it doesn't fire off all over the place of it's own accord like the previous one did.