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Another afternoon of thick fog up on the tops so a good opportunity to do a bit of gull spotting.
With chances of Redcar Tarn, Keighley fogged off I thought of Sentry Hill, Oxenhope to check the gull roost coming in but that was also in the clouds as well as Cullingworth fields so next stop was down in Bingley at Dowley Gap to check through the numbers of Black Headed gulls which congregate there at the filter beds.
No fog there but very dark and rain throughout as I trudged on the canal side to the sewage works. Around 200 BH gulls were present along with around 80 Pied Wagtails but a check through as best I could in the conditions failed to find a Med gull or a White Wagtail.
A Kingfisher gave crippling views as it landed twice nearby but with the lack of light none of the photos were fit to blog as were some shots of 2 Dippers by the river.
A decent list of birds in the short time allowed and interesting to go back to one of my old stomping grounds where in the past I,ve had Siberian Chiffchaff and
American Robin, both of which caused a lot of excitement to twitchers from near and far.
c 200 Black Headed Gulls
15 Common Gulls
2 Dippers
1 Kingfisher
c 80 Pied Wagtails
12 Chaffinch
3 Brambling
30 + Redwing
17 Fieldfare
+ usual Mallard, Moorhen, Goosander.
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