Bradshaw Pinkies /Pugneys Wakefield

Bradshaw:

A dull calm day, weather wise, today.

A bit of excitement this morning during a short walk up Bradshaw Lane to Raggalds Flood.

A large Skein of Pink Footed Geese were flying high east, I estimated 200+ at the time and sent a grapevine text.

c137 +/- a few was the actual number.

A lady passing asked me if I had seen owt this morning and I was telling her about the pink footed Geese and showing her a photo of them on my camera.

As I was talking to her,a phone call from B.S. alerted me to another large skein heading my way from Fly Flats.

After a few minutes the skein came into sight high, and a loud whistle from me and some sky pointing alerted the lady (who was now 200 yds down Bradsahw Lane) to look skyward for the Geese.

c158 +/- a few.

It was pleasing to see her waching the Geese disappear to the east high in the sky.

Thanks for the phone call Bri.

Other birds were a Kestrel, 34 Lapwing in the Raggalds Flood field (low on water now) and 2 calling Little Owls near Taylor Lane.

Pugneys Wakefield:

We had to visit Heckmondwike this lunch time so we took the opportunity to have a stroll around Pugneys Nature Park.

I've included a few photos.

I've potentially captured a Scaup in a distant photo but given the large number of Tufted Duck here, it could well be a Tufted with a white patch above the bill - the photo is to distant really to be sure, and I've never seen Scaup before.
It looks the part, being low in the water, though?

Birds:

Bradshaw:

Skein One

Skein Two

Pugneys:

Potential Scaup