Another morning of fog on the tops with Ogden hazy but better than the previous few days. A very light WSW>1 at 10 degrees.
A quiet morning birding with just a few straggler Woodpigeons overhead and little in the trees with just Long Tailed Tits, half a dozen Chaffinch, 1 Nuthatch and the usual species.
Around 100 small gulls on the water along with 2 Herring and 3 LBB.
After a full circuit of the water, and beginning to despair, I thought I'd walk back on the prom for a last check of the gulls. Just as I entered the prom warden C.S. was shouting to me from the info centre reporting 4 Ring Necked Parakeet which he had just had overhead.
They dropped down in trees by the car park before flying noisily overhead high up in the hazy sky heading >SW but shortly afterwards , when I was back at the car, I heard them calling and had a brief view of them going down into the plantation behind the toilet block.
A great find for here with my last, and only other sighting for Ogden, was November 2014 by the pond at the bottom of Ogden Kirk. Thanks for the shout Chris, right place, right time and saved the morning.
After a half hearted clearer day today, except for on the moor, tomorrow is back to a light SSE bringing back the fog till after the weekend when some clearer skies looks promising although too late this year for vis mig which has been a disaster through weather conditions and lack of birds.
BS