Another of those dreaded Bank Holiday Sunday mornings in contrast to yesterday with thick fog and heavy drizzle.
The planned trip to Fly Flatts was quickly aborted ending up at Ogden, where the mist was down to tree top level and drizzle coming over the water on a W>4. By 0700 hrs the rain was coming down in stair rods before clearing back to drizzle.
With my hopes down to moving Terns I trudged around the water which just held the 2 Gt Crested Grebe which soon left for Mixenden whilst the Tufted and a few Mallard were in the feeding corner.
A few Willow Warblers were singing along with Robins etc but not being a woodland man I get no pleasure searching through leaves to finally find another Robin so I left them be, although a Garden Warbler appeared briefly before heading for cover.
Up the Withins track a fox scurried through the mist on the golf course but otherwise poor.
Bad news when you return to the car with an empty camera, hopefully the tea time session will produce something.
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WEST YORKSHIRE BIRDING. BRIAN SUMNER. I am based at Queensbury and bird a patch within a 10 mile range of home incorporating 16 stretches of water, several plantations, a belt of woodland, stretches of river and canal and good areas of moorland. I specialize in upland birds, reservoir and sky watching. My local patch is Fly Flatts reservoir. Any reports can be sent by text or call to 07771 705024 or see profile for e mail address. All images on this blog are copyright.(2025).