A cloudy early morn at Ogden with a light SW>4 at 14 degrees.
The road through Mixenden was once again closed, just 2 weeks after it was re-opened so rather than a 5 mile detour I reluctently headed for Ogden before the crowds arrived.
Only real bird of interest was a Little Grebe on the water diving continuously at the north end.
Little Grebe, or Dabchick as they were always known, was a common winter visitor to Ogden but the last sighting I had here was 2 on the 2/9/2016. The last group here of 7 birds was 29/9/2013. Hopefully this is the start of a return to this site.
Cormorants were on the move with 5 on the water and 3 very high and >NE along with Swallows and House Martins >SW. Just 3 LBB gulls on the water and a 1CY LBB on the east bank looking like a candidate for bird flu. Otherwise just the usual Canadas and Mallards plus Dipper and Grey Wagtail in the sluice gate area.
Very hard to bird at the moment with all the hedges vastly overgrown giving very few vantage points to view the water.
Present :-
3 Canada Geese
Mallards
3 LBB gull
Vis Mig :-
1 Little Grebe
5 Cormorant on water
3 Cormorant........>NE
6 Swallow...........>SW
3 House Martin...>SW
2 Mistle Thrush..>W
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