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Exchange day today with DJS checking out Soil Hill whilst I checked out Mixenden. Poor Dave got the wrong end of the stick on a quiet hill whilst Mixenden was buzzing. Think we,ll stick to this arrangement Dave.!
A cracking morning up here in the gods with blue skies and wall to wall sunshine whilst most below us were suffering fog. That all changed at midday and by the time I arrived at Mixenden around 1430 hrs the skies were grey with light rain then heavy drizzle.
Despite the conditions Mixenden was buzzing with a start off of around 30 Siskin in the roadside Alders reported by DJS yesterday though very hard to pick out silhouetted against the dark skies and even worse to photograph.
The water held an amazing 1m and 5 f Goldeneye along with 7 Mallard.
Nothing special gull wise with around 50 smalls on the banking and water but 5 Herrings over was pleasing.
In the west bank waterside trees Goldcrests were active along with 3 m Bullfinch and a couple more Siskin. All this , along with a Cormorant, Sparrowhawk, Grey Wagtail and Pied Wagtail made a pleasant hours birding.
5f 1m Goldeneye
7 Mallard
c50 Small gulls
5 Herring gull.....................>SW
1 Cormorant......................>W
1 Pied Wagtail
1 Grey Wagtail
3m Bullfinch
6 Goldcrest
c30 Siskin
1 Sparrowhawk
BS
Note..... Just received an e mail from blog watcher Will Griffin reporting 18 Waxwing in a Sycamore tree by Greenhead College , Greenhead Rd, Huddersfield at 1300 hrs yesterday.
Thanks for that Will.
BS