A misty, wet Ogden

 

                                    Dark, misty and wet at Ogden.

                                    Dense fog above

                                    Fog rolling in by 1000 hrs.

                                Short of 100 gulls

                                Plenty Commons but only 2 Black Headed.

                                    Few Herring

                                    4 Teal remaining

                                    Usual female Goosander

                                

                                        2 Tufted present

A very dark wet morning at Ogden with a mix of rain and drizzle with full mist clouds and fog above on a light E>2 at 10 degrees. By 0945 hrs the fog started dropping then lights out by 1000 hrs as I was leaving.

    Nothing to get the adrenaline flowing this morning but still 4 Teal on the water along with Little Grebe, 2 Tufted and the long staying female Goosander. The Wigeon from yesterday had moved on with no continuation of yesterdays big move of this species.

    Gull numbers were down with less than 100 and surprisingly only 2 Black Headed present among the LBB and Commons along with 5 Herring.

     All the action this morning was along passerine alley with a Tit flock of Great, Blue, Coal and Long Tailed moving through the Willows along with at least 2 Siskin, whilst a flock of around 40 Goldfinch were flying over the tree tops.

  A wet cloudy morning forecast for tomorrow improving after midday on a light south turning south west at a warm 17 degrees.

BS

    

    

Another autumnal arrival for Ogden.

 

                                    New in, 1 pr Wigeon

                                    6 Cormorant present

                                    Around 80 LBB

                                    Army chopper

A bright cool morning at Ogden with full sun on a light W>2 at 8 degrees.

   Another autumn arrival this morning with a pair of Wigeon whilst 8 Teal were still present but sticking to the north end out in the centre of the water.

    Around the usual 150 gulls present, all carefully checked through but nothing untoward among them. whilst 6 Cormorant were fishing continuous throughout the watch. Other than quite a few gulls very high up in the air, but going in no special direction, the sky remained quiet.

  Forecast for tomorrow showing a cloudy wet day with mist and fog on a moderate easterly at 10 degrees.

BS

   

Sunshine and showers, Ogden

 

                                        9 Teal present

                                    Single Tufted

                                    Low count of gulls

                                    5 Heron together, high and >SW

                                        Gt Spotted Woodpecker.

A cold morning at Ogden with early full cloud and showers improving to breaks of sunshine on a light SE>3 at 10 degrees.

   A count of 9 Teal this morning as well as 1 female Goosander, 1 Little Grebe and a female Tufted as well as the usual Cormorants and Mallards. A low count of gulls with around 100 mixed, split between the east and west bank.

   Pied and Grey Wagtails were on the shoreline whilst a Gt Spotted Woodpecker landed briefly on the promenade telegraph pole.

   The highlight of the morning was a group of 5 Heron, very high over the water, soaring and slowly heading >SW.

   A bright dry sunny day forecast for tomorrow with some cloud after midday on a light SW at 8 degrees early morn.

BS

   

    

Autumnal morn at Ogden.

 

                                    8 Teal duck present.

Dense fog on the tops this morning but bright and clear at Ogden with a cold W>3 at 8 degrees giving it a real autumnal feel.

    Apart from the weather giving it an autumn feel ducks have started arriving with 8 Teal present, busily feeding around the shoreline, whilst 3 Tufted, 1 Little Grebe and a female Goosander were on the water as well as the usual 3 Cormorants.

   Still around 150 gulls which were mainly LBB and Herring on the west bank and a lower count of Common and Black headed on the east bank. I had hoped to turn up the Med gull that was around the local area yesterday, M.P. but nothing as yet.

    Otherwise just a Pied and Grey Wagtail on the shore, plus the usual species, and all quiet overhead.

A dry start to the morning with rain pushing in from the west by midday on a moderate >SE at 9 degrees.

BS