Its just over a month since I got the Little Egret at Ogden which was a site first, 1/8/17 and then today, lo and behold, a site second in the same area found by Vicki Johnson who text me after lunch with her great find.
By 1500 hrs I was at Ogden in a torrential rain shower strutting along the east bank , scanning as I went. For the first 15 minutes nothing and I suspected that the bird had gone but then , way across in the NW corner, a white head appeared from in the deep weeds which had completely hidden the bird. After a bit of waiting it came out into the open and the rain stopped so it was camera at the ready and away we go.
The Egret looked very settled moving through the weeds ending up nearly under the bridge at the top of the channel before flying across to the opposite side of the channel at the top of the west shoreline landing amongst the gulls. Hopefully this will be a bird of the future for Ogden with ideal habitat.
Not an easy time photographing over the top of piles of dead Christmas trees and head height weeds but after a few Bramble scratches and nettle stings my job was done so it was home to bath 2 very muddy dogs
Many thanks to Vicki for finding and reporting a special bird for Ogden.
Also present but seeming a bit irrelevant were a pair of Teal sticking under the edges amongst the Mallards and a brief view of the Kingfisher back at its wintering point down by the sluice gates, this bird was seen later at the North end by JL.
Vis Mig this a.m.
A scattering of Mipits over Queensbury first thing but the highlight of the morning was several skeins of Pink Footed Geese past HC at his Oxenhope watch point. Unfortunately for me , the geese were moving to the east of my position down the Aire Valley.
Thanks to HC for the info.
BS