Oats Royd And Horton Bank CP

Oats Royd was both disappointing and somewhat depressing 🙁. The ponds looked to be polluted; not a single bird on or around them. Also the place is generally overgrown but the crowning horror was a large amount of dumped rubbish.

4 WW, 1 Whitethroat, 2 each Blackcap & Chiffchaff. Common residents in low numbers including a singing Song Thrush.

Horton Bank Country Park

After exiting OR I saw a plebeians chariot approaching so I hopped aboard and disembarked at the country park. 

Despite being overall quiet this proved a good move as it provided me with a great annual visitor. A Reed Warbler was singing away appropriately in the reeds 😜.

Also the GC Grebe is still present as are the pr Mute Swan. 1 each Grey Heron & LBBG. 3 Coot ditto Canada Goose. Pr Blackbird.