Am I loosing the plot?

Rocks Lane, Ogden to home.

15:00 - 18:25

Sue dropped me at Rocks Road this afternoon, so she could have an uninterrupted time making chutneys.

While she was Chutney-ing I was seeing a strange bird on Ogden Golf Course.

It was a dull afternoon, quite windy at times, and it rained for the last hour or so.

I had a good nosey around the track behind the Golf Maintenance Buildings and the rough area here.

I was looking for Whinchat but did not locate one alas.

Lots of bird songs and calls but not many photos really.

Birds:-

Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting calling.

Curlew calling.

Whitethroats calling.

Dare I say in - possible Tree Pipit!

The 'second' Pipit left a tree and in the middle of the call a 'chip,chip" could be heard.

2 Red Legged Partridge flushed.

A cracking Wheatear, which, funnily enough, I though was a Whinchat at first.

Kestrel over, Willow Warbler and Mistle Thrush.

The walk from the Golf course to and around Ogden was disappointing.

Swallows, Mallards and 3 Lesser Black Backed Gull.

From Ogden to Home via Soil Hill was wet and again not a lot about.

Large Gulls over, Curlew, Willow Warbler.

Poss. Chiffchaff.

Loosing it:

Whilst I was moseying around the golf course track a large (Magpie sized) bird flew over the fairway,

It called twice, a raucous call.

The flight was low, erratic, untidy.

The bird was angular, like a large Tern.

Unfortunately the bird was in shadow and by the time I'd woken up I just got one picture, but missed it!

The bird left SSE.

I immediately though Bee-eater.

I hope someone else may have seen it, or I may be heading for the funny farm.

I don't suppose a Bee-eater had been recorded in Calderdale?

Pipit No1 Golf Course

*****

Pipit No 2 - Golf Course

(Could of course be the same bird)

Excuse the pun.

The Mystery bird Pic.

I can't see it though!

Soil Hill Pipit