grapevine report from PS.
What a shame that all the shops and supermarkets are closed on Easter Sunday, Ha Ha.
After a stroll round Brighouse and finding a pound shop open which pleased Lynda but made me think I would,nt give a pound for everything in the shop we had a run round in the glorious sunshine.
Strangely the tour took us over Fly Flatts , past Paul Clough and ending up at Leeshaw Reservoir.
No wheatears present in all the usual hotspots and Leeshaw was very quiet other than the usual moorland birds.
A report from Pete Smith reporting a pair of Teal at Ogden was interesting mid afternoon so after tea it was some hedge cutting at Shelf Moor then a quick look at Ogden for a species I,d yet to get this year.
Even at 1700 hrs the place was heaving with people and cars but managed to slot the car into a gap and off down to the water.
The pair of Teal were slap bang in the centre of the water and in the sun so it was a dash round to the west bank to get the sun behind me for some very iffy record shots.
Well spotted to Pete Smith, not a common duck at Ogden.
Was going to look for JLs Redpoll in the Alders but with screaming kids, shouting parents and radios blasting I thought it was time to get away.
Ned Hill track on the way home was a Wheatear last resort as was Raggalds Flood, the latter now drying up quickly.
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