Abi with us today but I was left to my own devices for a lot of the day.
A dull cloudy morning, quite chilly as I walked up to check out the Raggalds
flood.
There is a good bit of water here - but not for long I guess.
Later I sat in the garden watching the sky with not a lot moving alas.
Blue & Gt Tit were very agitated flying about.
One bird went "smack!" into our outside window, fell to earth, but managed
to shoot off. Another went to look at the Blue Tit box while a third dropped
swiftly into the flower bed when the reason for the commotion became
apparent with a Male Sparrowhawk flew through the garden dived into
the flower bed and nabbed no 3 and off!
Sad to see really.
This afternoon I had a walk around Ogden Water , home via Syke Lane and Farm Tacks etc.
Birds:
Raggalds Flood:
c30 Small Gulls 80% Black Headed.
34 Canada Geese.
1 Pied Wagtail.
1 Mistle Thrush.
Garden:
Male Sparrowhawk.
3 Canada Geese.
Raven high > West.
Heron (heard).
Little Owl (heard).
Kestrel.
Ogden to Bradshaw:
Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard).
Green Woodpecker (Called loudly from NW side).
c50 Mostly Small Gulls at one point.
One Black Headed Gull sporting a silver leg ring.
Kingfisher.
F. Goosander.
8 Fieldfare.
3 Mistle Thrush.
Chaffinch.
Barn Owl.
Little Owl.
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