Oxenhope

A look at a few reservoirs today.

10:50 Leeshaw

A cold westerly breeze this morning but it stayed dry while I was there. Some track repairs look imminent looking at the piles of gravel about.

I had a better day than of late with bird song more noticeable and the geese and Lapwing in good voice. I put some nyger seed on the track (after the track turns left at the end, near the footpath sign on the left).

(I Stopped for a few mins at the Upper Marsh fields but I did not see any Goldies just Lapwing and Starlings here).

Birds:-

12 Meadow Pipit, c160 Lapwing, C60 Canada Goose, 13 Greylag Goose, 3 Oystercatcher, 2 Curlew > E.

12:00 Ponden

The weather was a bit unkind with a cold breeze and hail showers. I didn’t stop as long as normal. Water and nearby fields quiet.

Birds:-

2 Moorhen, Song Thrush, 7 Canada Goose, 3 Greylag (may be domesticated), usual Mallards and a few small gulls. A Red Grouse was calling from the moor. C 20 Goldfinch, Mistle Thrush, 3 Oystercatcher, Grey Heron, Curlew calling.

Lower Laithe

I has a 5 min. stop here, on the way back to Leeming, The water was deserted, the usual small gulls were perched on the water board ‘pier’ together with an Oystercatcher.

13:15 Leeming

It was sunny and sheltered here, a pleasant stroll around. The path is very boggy at the far end.

Water had a bit more life but just Mallard and Canadas on it today.

There was a lot of bird song from the nearby bushes with Greenfinch singing loudly. No Dipper today though.

Birds:-

21 Canada Goose, usual small gulls and Mallards, 2 Greenfinch (seen), 2 Reed Bunting, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, 2 Kestrel, 2 Robin 4 LTT, Mistle Thrush, usual Blue & Great Tits  about.

Leeshaw

Upper Marsh

Ponden

Lower Laithe

Leeming