Another wet morning.....

Ogden 10:15 - 13:00

I did a circuit or two of Ogden water again this morning guessing that I'd be jigsaw(ing) with Abigail this aft.

The water is fair gushing through the intake channels now.

The same birds as usual about, with c65 gulls on the pond including 4 LBBG.

200 yds or so, after crossing the promenade, at the first bend, birds were in abundance.

c30 Chaffinch, Song Thrush, (I haven't seen Song Thrush here for a while), 10 Goldcrest, 8 Long Tailed Tit, Blue and Great Tit.

I gave the Chaffinch a good looking at, in the hope that a Brambling might be in amongst but I did not see one.

A M. Tufted Duck was in the bread lobber’s area (presumably the usual visitor) with the Mallard.

There are some marvellous autumn brown and red colours at the moment.

I had a stop at Bogart Brig for a dry out and bacon butty before returning to do a second circuit.

The weather was brightening up now and it felt very pleasant strolling about.

I finished the stroll with a trip up through the woods on a thin path (the path that shadows the east side track that runs north from car park) - hoping for Green Woodpecker.

Just a Nuthatch, Jay, Coal Tit and Kestrel seen hereabouts with another bird of prey over quite high - another Kestrel I think.

I notice that the Bogart Brig cafe closes at 4pm on 13th Nov. until 2nd March so I'll soon be making my own butties.

On the way home I stopped for 2 mins at the end of Ned Hill Track, but the Little Owl did not show just a nosey white pony and a sun bathing rabbit!

A real cracker of a find on Soil Hill this aft  – see NK post.

After all the fog and rain it looks like being a sunny and warm afternoon.

I don't think it will last beyond Saturday though.

Sue and Abigail are here with a HUGE pumpkin so I'd better ditch this drivel for the moment.

Hope we all have an enjoyable weekend.

An evening sky with a promise of some sunshine tomorrow