With nothing in the local gull fields I moved on to Ogden to find yet again very few gulls and no big gulls. A moderate S>4 was blowing but mild at 7 degrees with early rain which soon cleared up but leaving a very dark sky.
A pair of Goosander were on the water and passerines were a bit more lively around the west bank. A pair of Kingfisher flew across the water and 3 Gt Spotted Woodpeckers were in the edge of the wood. A check of the Goldcrests failed to find a Firecrest in the same area as the last one but 3 Treecreepers were a bonus.
Oxenhope reservoir was wild and damp with a strong S>5 gusting 6 and increasing.
The water was very rough which soon broke up any chance of a roost as the gulls started leaving east towards Esholt though the count was very low.
Rough as it was, the water held Goldeneye, Teal, Mallard, Goosander and Canadas whilst a mixed flock of Lapwing, Golden Plover and Starling were very mobile over the Shay fields below Soil Hill. Four species of game bird were present with Red Legged and Grey Partridge, Red Grouse and Pheasant whilst a single Curlew flew across the western ridge and landed on the Shay fields.
OGDEN
3 Gt Spotted Wdpeckers
3 Treecreeper
1pr Goosander
4 Goldcrest
2 Kingfisher
+ usual sp.
OXENHOPE RESERVOIR
c 200 Herring gull
c 300 Common gull
c 700 BH gull
2 Teal
8 Mallard
2 m 1 f Goldeneye
2 f Goosander
18 Canadas
2 Grey Partridge
9 Red Legged Partridge
1 Pheasant
2 Red Grouse
1 Curlew
4 Raven
c 50 Lapwing
12 Golden Plover
c 100 Starling
+ usual sp.
BS