Ogden Wednesday 22/04/15

After this mornings hike in the hot sunshine at Hollingworth Lake,

(the details of which are on a separate blog page) 

Sue dropped me at Ogden this evening for a leisurely stroll.

17:00

I took a walk down Union Road and dropped down between the houses there to arrive at the stream. I had a mosey about going towards the Golf Club and back towards Ogden on a higher path. I’m fairly sure I got 2 Tree Pipit here, although the light was against me for one of them. I waited a good 15 mins for the sun to came out from behind a small cloud. All this time the bird sat preening itself. When the sun popped out the bird popped off! Charming!

The water was very, very quiet with just 8 Canada Goose and a few Mallard.

It was nice to see my first Mallard Ducklings (8 in all) on the water. The Herons will be back soon no doubt!

Curlew were calling from the moor as I sat on a bench and had a sarnie for tea.

A pair of Dunnock was performing a strange courting routine – most odd.

I counted 7 Willow Warbler and a couple of Chiffchaff on the circuit.

A long look for the Dipper at the intake stream proved futile, not helped by someone lobbing a big stick into the water for his pooch to go and get – selfish or what – that’s me being selfish I may add.

A Green Woodpecker was calling hereabouts and also a Woodpecker was drumming – not sure if it was the same bird.

A Song Thrush sat proudly on a tree top singing and I heard a Nuthatch call and that was about it.

A visit to Bradshaw Park Crown Green Bowling club was followed by a visit to the Fleece, with neighbour John bowler and pool player extraordinaire .

I seemed to have a real thirst and much more Guinness went down the old cake hole than was prudent – I’m a bit woolly this morning!

Ah well its time to take Emma and Sue shopping so see ya’ll later. 

The least risque of my pics!!!