A slightly improved morning but still low cloud and light drizzle on a moderate S>5-6 at 10 degrees.
The sky over Leeshaw was very lively with 2 large flocks of Woodpigs over along with a large group of Fieldfare and small gulls everywhere.
An improvement on big gulls,compared to previous days , all slowly heading >W but geese once again sticking to the distant fields.
Late afternoon and where to go? with windsurfing at Fly Flatts and 2 previous afternoon watches at Mixenden I decided it was the time of year to give Ogden some attention
and working on the assumption that it should be quiet due to the heavy drizzle showers and people preparing their Halloween parties I thought it was worth a go which worked out well with very few there until it later cleared up and started to get busy as I left.
A group of 24 Canadas on the water was unusual with 2 of the geese looking like Canada x Greylag hybrids whilst around 50 small gulls and 3 Herring gulls were present.
Passerine alley was buzzing with Long Tailed Tits, Goldcrests and Coal Tits
all very active in the winds. A few continental looking Robins were present along with Dunnocks, Wrens and Blackbirds whilst the Chaffinch roost only held around 8 birds so far.
Up at the north end, below what I call Parakeet pond, after a sighting there many years ago, a single Moorhen was in the murky water.
A pleasing hour at Ogden and good to meet up with my local informant Nick Small.
Leeshaw
825 Woodpigs..............>SE
49 Fieldfare.................>NW
18 Herring gull
c 300 small gull
1 Cormorant
19 Greylag
14 Canada
+ usual sp.
Ogden
24 Canada inc 2 hybrid
3 Herring gull
c 50 small gull
1 Moorhen
sev Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Lt Tit.
+ usual sp.
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