A full walk this mid afternoon around Shelf Moor with the intent of checking the Snipe field situation as well as the Lapwing flock and possible Golden Plover, none of which materialized. Not even a single Lapwing after checking all the usual fields and their recent new position by the new houses on the old Bacon factory site. As well as empty fields and hedges the skies were also void of bird life so I came away with a few Magpies and Corvids.
Mixenden reservoir can be very quiet but it does strangely seem to attract a better class of bird from time to time. Below is a few of the specials from the past.
Note..The majority of these birds were turned up by DJS who watches this site on a regular basis.
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