Limited birding time today so a quick check of Ogden once again found the usual sp. with a good count of 54 Canadas and the Little Grebe still present but no sign of the Gt Crested.
Very few gulls on the shore but several mixed gulls very high, some hardly visible to the naked eye, all feeding on either high flying insects or ants.
As I walked through passerine alley a Redshank called and I just managed to see it fly low below the sky line towards Oxenhope.
Only passerines were Robins, Wrens and Chaffinch.
As I was coming away a phone call from KM at Oxenhope Reservoir with a Caspian gull in his scope. Typical on a time that I could,nt get up there. Thanks for the call Keith.
Vis Mig a.m.
40+ Swallows...............................>SW
3 Alba Wagtails...........................>W
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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).