Saturday, 24 August 2024

Cold Edge Ogden Mixenden Slog

Once again not exactly scintillating birding. The Dams: 1 each Little Grebe & f Tufted Duck. 14 BHG, Canadas & c70 Goldfinch. A Raven was heard at distance.

5 Swallow on the monotonous trek down to Ogden Water where 4 Cormorant have turned up. Good numbers of gullage on the ullage. A GSW called once.

3 Stonechat & 2 Meadow Pipit at Carrs Beck. A GSW called from the woods at Mixenden which was yet again a barren reservoir.

Old age and new cameras don’t mix. I’ve now regressed 3 steps backward and can’t get the shutter to shut promptly for telephoto bird shots. A week or so spent on the user guide is in order methinks.