Back to my roots this pm and the reservoir where most of my birding was done in the past and the place made famous by DCB/HC for visible migration. It was just like going home.
The weather was atrocious at the start with a W>6 dropping to W>4 with driving rain then drizzle which eventually cleared slightly even showing a bit of blue sky although this was short lived.
The water was very choppy making it difficult to pick anything out in the waves but I eventually had a good score of Goldeneye and a few Goosander. Two Cormorant called in briefly but didnt stay, soon flying off >W.
Stayed up till near last light but there was no sign of a gull roost building. A few LBBs came in and small groups of Common gull but these all moved off >E after a quick dip and a preen.
1 Pheasant
1 Snipe
9 Goldeneye 7f 2m
12 Goosander 9f 3m
4 BH gull
23 Common gull
5 LBBs
2 Cormorant
Please note that this site is strictly private owned by Yorkshire Water and access is available to key holding Bradford Ornithological Group members only. Anyone wishing to join the group see the BOG website for application form etc.
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2 comments:
It's always good to go back to 'the roots' now and again Brian. Mine was Gouthwaite in the early/mid 70's along with Bruce Hoyle and David Crawshaw. We always met Peter Carlton, a regular there. What a great encourager and a fantastic birder and an all round naturalist who was always so willing to share his knowledge and expertise along with the the 'greenest' of birders. I must go up there again sometime to see if Peter is still doing the rounds.
Spent a lot of Sunday mornings at Gouthwaite in the late 80s early
90s with HC when a lady called June used to run the show. She was linked by CB to all the surrounding areas and knew when things were coming.
A great birding place with good birds. Once went 4 times for a Golden Eagle which kept appearing but dipped every time, the final time I went home 10 minutes too early, happy days.
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