Repeat of yesterday, Leeshaw,/ Ogden.

A better day today with light winds but back to strength tomorrow and over the weekend.
Leeshaw was dull with a few sunny outbreaks after the early morning rain had moved over. The wind was SW>4 at 4 degrees.
                                       Things were quiet with no big gulls moving through and only a few, mainly Common gulls, present on the water. The single Curlew was vocal and mobile moving around the surrounding fields whilst the 5 Oystercatchers kept in fields at the far side of the water. No winter thrushes or Greylags today and a drive up the road to Upper Marsh found that the Golden Plovers have not yet started arriving in the usual field.
                                          Late afternoon at Ogden with limited time found much the same as yesterday but no Treecreepers in with the tit flock. Around 10 Goldcrest were in with them, all carefully checked for a long over due Firecrest whilst a single Redpoll showed briefly in with the Chaffinch flock.
                        A small group of 10 Siskin were in the usual Alders but flushed quickly by either the Sparrowhawk gliding overhead or the bus load of school kids walking around the track. Either way, they disappeared not to be re located.
                       So 2 quiet sessions today but not to despair, its almost March and heres a few birds I,ve had in the previous two years during March, Something to look forward to.

                                          Whoopers over Ogden

      Returning Wheatear at Fly Flatts

                                                 Whoopers on Mixenden

                                       1 of the 3 Barnacle geese at Fly Flatts

                                              Fly Flatts Wheatear

                                             all 3 Barnacles

            Fly Flatts Snipe up drumming

         The Flat Moor Golden Plover flock building to 137

  Mixenden Dunlin in winter plumage

                                        Osprey passing the wind farm.

                    A gem for Fly Flatts, Sandwich Tern.

                          plenty Curlews back on the moor

                        as well as Oystercatchers

                                    and Redshank.

    Fly Flatts Buzzard mobbed with Goldies

                                 Skylark, a rare bird for Fly Flatts

               Fly Flatts Short Eared Owl

                  Fly Flatts Merlin

                                                S.E.O..

                                Slade, Flat Moor Goldies.

So there,s plenty to look forward to next month.
BS