Local Fields Thu and Fri p.m.

I'm thinking of writing to the Oxford English Dictionary chappies / chappesses.

I have two new words that I want adding to the English Language.

Pengon:

This is preceded with the words "where has my" and it's when you pick up your blogging pad to write this drivel and you can't find owt to write it with.

Peeanta:

This is precede with the words " I'd better go for a"

and is uttered just before you leave the house (an age thing I guess).

Anyway - you guessed it - there ain't much going on!

I had the usual walk up the local fields both yesterday evening and this evening.

Not venturing very far with horses and cows about now.

Birds:

Little Owl.

Buzzard.

Pheasant.

3 Mistle Thrush over.

The odd meadow Pipit.

Many Lesser Black-backed Gulls > ENE to roost , over the house , late evening yesterday as I looked in vain for some passing Scoters (many seen by HC over Ogden earlier!).

Both Greenfinch and Bullfinch were calling as I sat in the garden this aft.

 

Fly Flatts: Mid - Late Morning

Sue went out to the cafe at Cross Roads with her her friend mid-morning leaving me free to drive over to Fly Flatts for a look.

Confucius he say "If venture to Fly Flatts, bring your coats and your hats".

Warm and quite muggy in Bradshaw, quite coooool and  breezy at Fly Flatts.

Dry to start out but quite misty and drizzly unpleasant at the finish.

I always seem to struggle to see much new here.

Maybe it's because I am limited to the north end of the reservoir or maybe I can't see the wood for the trees.

Anyway, at least a Juvenile Wheatear made an appearance, flushing from the waterside rocks.

It was kind enough to land a while nearby to allow it's mug shot.

I watched a distant Common Sandpiper fly from north end along the water to land opposite the boat yard. I waited around a good while but it stayed put or at least didn't come my way.

The skies were quiet mostly.

Birds:-

100's of Canada Geese,

1 Greylag Goose ( see through the bins from the road).

10 plus Meadow Pipit.

1 Sand Martin.

10 Swallow.

4 Mallard.

1 Juv. Wheatear.

4 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

3 Black Headed Gull.

1 Common Sandpiper.

Kestrel.

A 'Black and White' dot was seen from the road on the very distant Cold Edge Dams.

Cold Edge Dams.

Bradshaw Fields / Farms Late Afternoon

The usual walk along the local fields and past the farm ruins , returning when I got near Ned Hill Road bottom.

Good to chat with farmer Matthew who stopped in his flat bed van thingy.

He told me a Kestrel had dropped down in front of the tractor and caught prey as he was mowing.

Very humid and quite dull here this aft.

The Jackdaw chicks must have fledged - usually as I pass the ruins many adult birds "squawk" as they flew from nests under rafters - but today all was eeriely quiet.

Birds:-

Little Owl.

Green Woodpecker - juv. probably.

C10 Linnet.

2 Stock Dove.

Many Jackdaws. 

A few Crows and Magpies.

A few Swallows, Martins and 1 Swift , very high, over Oats Royd moving slowly south by the looks of it - seen from the garden earlier.

Fox.

The Farm Ruins

Ogden Golf Course

Ogden This Aft / Bradshaw Fields Yesterday p.m.

Bradshaw Fields:-

The usual short outing on a pleasant evening.

Birds:-

2 Meadow Pipit.

2 Stock Dove.

6 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Little Owl.

Oystercatcher.

Ogden p.m.

I did the usual circuit of the water with a fisherman friend today.

It was quite enjoyable with some one to chat to as we went around even though quite heavy rain gave us a good wetting!

I was hoping to show my pal a mega or two but this is Ogden!

It'a a shame that the visitors Centre is still (neatly) boarded up following the mindless vandalism here recently.

I enjoy a natter with quite a few of the volunteers and there are regular visitor that really enjoy coming here for company and to get them from their own 4 walls - very therapeutic I would say.

I hope it will be up and running soon and maybe with some CCTV? to maybe help ID the vandals.

Birds:-

2 Cormorant.

2 Heron.

Mallard.

A Female Tufted Duck with 3 ducklings (there were 5 Duckling with her yesterday I was told).

Maybe a consequence of the 2 Heron that were here today?

Black Headed Gull.

Lesser Black-backed gull.

Herring Gull.

Bradshaw Fields:-

Juv?

Ogden:-

Not sure?

Common Possibly.

Ringstone Reservoir Barkisland

I made another, pretty short, visit to Ringstone reservoir this morning where it was very cloudy and dull but hardly any wind.

The water remains exceptionally low for this reservoir and there were a few waders on offer.

I was hoping for a newbie, but there was nothing new on the water, which was disappointing. However on the shore a Yellow Legged Gull was present.

Some Birds:-

2 Great Crested Grebe.

1 Common Sandpiper.

3 Tufted Duck.

Yellow Legged Gull.

1 Teal.

Mallard.

Oystercatcher.

Heron.

Pied Wagtail (juv).

c70 Lapwing.

2 Stock Dove.

c20 Black Headed and c25 Lesser Black Backed Gull.

A Buzzard flew over the house yesterday evening.

Vapourer (LD - Ta).

Yellow Legged Gull (Left).