Fog and rain, Ogden.

 

                                A dark and wet Ogden

                                    

                                   A pair of Wigeon present

                                        Female.

                                    1 of 5 Tufted duck

                                    1 of 4 Teal

                                    2 Cormorant present

A rear horror morning at Ogden with thick fog and heavy drizzle for kick off but luckily the drizzle turned to rain which cleared the fog for around 1 hour before the drizzle and fog reappeared. A light NE>2 at a mild 7 degrees.

   Yesterdays male Wigeon was still present and joined by a female but difficult to get onto in the conditions, the male sticking to the west bank. A single Heron was on the east bank as well as 2 Cormorant whilst 4 Teal and 5 Tufted were moving around the water.

    Very few gulls present and needless to say, nothing in the murky skies overhead.

A grim forecast for tomorrow showing heavy rain from start to finish on a light easterly at 6 degrees and probable fog and mist.

BS

A lively Ogden.

 

                                    5 of 7 Teal

                                    Single drake Wigeon

                                    Sticking to the west bank

                                    Hidden under the banking.

                                    Poor selection of gulls

A bright sunny morning with clear blue skies on an icy cold light NNW>2 at 4 degrees. Clouding by 0930 hrs.

    Better on the wildfowl scene this morning with 7 Teal present along with 6 Tufted and a single drake Wigeon. The Wigeon was very difficult to get to tabs with as it stuck to the west bank out of sight and could only be viewed from the east bank at distant across the water. Failed to get any decent shots even at 640mm.

    Otherwise, just short of 100 gulls present as well as 3 Cormorant with just a few Woodpigs >SW, just about marking the end of another very poor visible migration season with the main feature to come being the arrival of the Fieldfares.

   Not a good forecast for tomorrow with a rainy morning on a moderate south easterly at 7 degrees  turning drier after midday but a chance of fog and mist.

BS

Fly Flatts, Super Whooper morning.

 

                                    A late Wheatear.

                                    Two distant Whoopers NW corner

                                    Surrounded by gulls

                                    Two fly overs >SE

                                Other two leaving the water >SE

A bright sunny morning with full blue sky on an icy cold NNW>3 at 3 degrees. Clouding and wind increasing by 0930 hrs.

   A good start to the morning with a late Wheatear on the fence alongside the entrance track, and then, as I pulled up by the water, or where the water used to be, I could see 2 Whooper Swans way over in the NW corner of the water. As I walked the compound 2 Whoopers flew overhead >SE making me think they were the 2 off the water but surprisingly they were still present, leaving around 15 minutes later in the same >SE direction.

  No waders present, which I have given up on this year, with just 3 Meadow Pipits and a Pied Wagtail on the shoreline. The water was quite busy with 35 LBB and 2 Herring gull, 18 Mallard and a single Greylag goose whilst 1  Raven and 2 Kestrel were overhead with a steady flow of Woodpigs >S.

    A cloudy/sunshine day tomorrow on a light NNW starting off at 4 degrees.

BS

Back at Ogden.

 

                                    A bright autumnal morn.

                                    Clear blue skies.

                                    Sparrowhawk overhead

A bright sunny morning at Ogden with full blue skies and sunshine on a cool W>2 at 6 degrees with fog banks in the valleys.

   A much quieter morning on the water with just a single Tufted duck and 2 Cormorant plus the resident Mallards. Around 50 gulls with a brief sighting of an adult Yellow Legged gull across on the west bank but immediately flushed by a Sparrowhawk overhead and not to be relocated after that.

     A skein of Pink Footed geese headed >SE but well to the south of me so out of camera range and hard to get an accurate count but a guesstimate of 150.

    A steady move >SW of Woodpigs and Redwings but no Fieldfare as yet. Passerine Alley held a few Chaffinch and Tits whilst the Kingfisher was in its usual area, but otherwise a steady morning.

    Full sun for morning on a light NW at a cool 4 degrees clouding in the afternoon but staying dry.

BS

    

Ogden Reservoir.

 

A full cloud morning but clear skies on a cool SW>3 at 7 degrees.

   A big move >SW of Redwing, Woodpigs and Jackdaws over the west plantation but dying down after 0830 hrs with just Woodpigs trickling through after that.

     No sign of  Teal today but the 4 Tufted duck from yesterday still present and a new Goosander arrival which I would say is a male in October eclipse.

   Around 150 gulls present, which considerately flushed from the west bank to the east bank where I was stood, so a good chance to scour through them. Several Chaffinch were moving over the west plantation in no certain direction whilst a single cronking Raven flew overhead. No check of the west bank Alders today.

    A dry bright morning given for tomorrow on a light W turning NW at 6 degrees then clouding after midday with a chance of showers.

BS