Back to Mixenden am./pm.

 

                           The new out gull bible dropped through the letter box today.

                 Full of useful comparison pages which lots on hybrids and 1st winters.

Mixenden                                     Two pair of Goldeneye present                                                                                             

                                                                     male

                                                             female

                                                    Just 3 Herring gull present

An horrendous morning at Mixenden early doors with fog rolling in along with heavy rain on a light S>2.  

       Well done to the lads that turned up at first light and early morn to see if  yesterdays Smew was still present, which as expected, it was,nt. All was not in vain though with 2 pair of Goldeneye on the water as well as a Cormorant and a good count of gulls. A walk around the water failed to turn anything else up until eventually the fog made it unworkable.

                 A second visit mid afternoon found it clear with a few bright spells on a W>4 which was well sheltered compared to the near gale force W>7 at Queensbury.

The same birds were present as this morning but a lower count of gulls with around 80 small gulls, 3 Herring and a single LBB.

                 Thanks to the crew that braved the elements this morning on yet another Mixenden twitch,

Dave Sutcliffe, Dave Franz, Pete Grba, Nigel Kerwin and Mark Pearson.

BS.