Bright and breezy at Ogden this evening with a strong NW>6 and white horses across the water.
Surprisingly very quiet both on the water and in the sky with just a few Mallard and the Tufted which flew in from the direction of Mixenden. No sign of the Grebes.
8 Swifts headed >N whilst the Grey Wagtail was down in the overflow.
7 Carrion Crows were in the feeding corner attracted by loads of bread left behind, this being the reason for the loss of so many ducklings.
Leaving on a sad note,
Veteran B.O.G. birder Tony Gough sadly passed away last night never recovering from the stroke he suffered a few days ago.
Tony was a well known and well liked character renown for his dry sense of humour and wit who soon had you in fits of laughter without so much as a smile from himself.
HC and myself have shared many happy hours at Barden with Tony where he proved himself a real expert with the raptors.
He,ll be sadly missed by many.
Thanks to HC for keeping me updated over the last few days.
BS