Friday, 23 April 2021

Ogden to Bradshaw

A very hot birding outing today with a few birds for company.

I started off at Rocks Road, Ogden where Sue dropped me off. 

I Did a circuit of Ogden Water and left via the Golf Club House, along the stream and up past Brooke House and along Cow Hill Gate and Ingham Lane to home.

Birds:-

I decided to count Ogden singing Willow Warblers and got to 23 as I was leaving for the Golf Club.

Which must be some kind of record!

Moorhen, 1 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, pr. Tufted Duck, 6 Canada Geese, Mallard with some Mallard-lings and a Heron seen on the water.

(A second Heron was by Brooke House).

Also on the circuit Coal Tit, Grey Wagtail, 3 Chiffchaff, Nuthatch

A Curlew called from the NE moors.

Buzzard.

on the way home..

A Kestrel was hunting over the golf course.

2 Nuthatch

A few Meadow Pipits.

Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Treecreeper.

4 Linnet.

By Bradshaw School a Raptor (probably a Sparrowhawk) flew low fast, pursued by a crowd of Jackdaw.

A single Swallow and a second Sparrowhawk were high over the house.

Some Th (Robin) from the old feet today.

One very, very light Yellowy / Green Butterfly with other Yellowy / Green Butterflies. 

The colour reminded me of a High Viz jacket, if that makes any sense.







Oops - I should have gone to Specsavers








Raptor pursued by Jackdaws


Sparrowhawk over the house






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