A free afternoon for me today apart from one dog in tow which stopped me doing Soil Hill but as I passed on the way to Ogden Alan Taylor was just getting booted up ready to give it a coat of looking at so that put my mind at rest.
Ogden was calm and hazy with light mist hanging over the water and through the trees and as always happens when I have plenty time there, the birding was poor.
A check below the prom failed to pick up Kingfisher or Dipper whilst a bit of sky watching found just a few gulls high overhead and no sign or reports of Pinkies today.
Passerine alley produced the usual Robins and Wrens but no sign of the Goldcrest flock which was there during the foggy conditions.
Even Mallard numbers were down with around 50 silhouetted out on the water along with 6 Common gulls and about 2 dozen Black Headeds.
The group of Black Headeds standing on the overflow railings failed to produce any leg rings.
Good to bump into Alan Taylor who decided to visit Ogden after Soil Hill and unfortunately had got the same results of birds as me. He told me he was getting Brambling regular in his garden so perhaps we would have been better visiting his garden this afternoon instead of Ogden.
I,ve promised Alan a Snow Bunting on Soil Hill this weekend so I hope I don,t have to disappoint him.
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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.(2024).