Bradshaw Lane was flooded in places as a huge shower engulfed us as we left for Ringstone Reservoir.
Squally and wet at Ringstone with large waves on the water.
A pr. Great Crested Grebe stayed, mostly, asleep.
A pr. (distant) Tufted Duck.
The few Gulls sheltering against the Westish side wall looked to be of the Black Headed variety.
Cormorant, 8 Mallard and a few Swift was about me lot!
We had a quick distant squint at Boothwood Reservoir where a Cormorant landed in the high waves and strong wind with ease.
A run down to the end of Scammonden Road and a distant look at the water, revealed nowt.
Ogden to home.
Ogden Water had 2 Juv. Black Headed Gull.
A Dipper in the sluice was a nice find.
A distant Great Crested Grebe was another good Ogden find.
A longer than expected trudge above back lane, looking for a gate through the new (to me) fencing - that now runs the length of Back Lane.
My very brown camera cover (old golfing cap) decided to leave home, and blew off backwards into the very brown reedy stuff.
A very pleasant game of find the hat commenced, clumping through lots of reeds - I did locate the little sod though- such joy.
Also:-
Kestrel.
3 Partridge flushed - probably the same Red Legged Partridge I'd seen earlier last week.
However I could not discern any 'red' from their rear view in the bins as they flushed?
6 Swallow was about it.
Struggling with local birding at present, alas.
2 Red (coloured) Deer? seen on our way to Ringstone.
Ringstone:-
Boothwood:-
Ogden - Back Lane Path
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