The Calderdale Birding Group WhatsApp pinged this afternoon with an extra special sighting from Kath & Mick of Egyptian Geese at Cromwell Bottom.
I decided to have a run down and see if I could find them.
The traffic was grim - 30 minutes to do 7 miles (14 mph).
I parked near the fishing lake car park and walked along the canal, eyeballing the water through the trees and not seeing much.
At the railings a good squint through them to my left revealed an Egyptian Goose obscured by both the railings and some wooden benches.
This was a Calderdale First for me.
A bit later 3 Egyptian Goose came into view giving a better chance to get some photographs.
They soon strayed back behind the benches though.
I only stayed 30 minutes or so, wanting to miss the rush hour traffic on my way home.
A great result for a pretty rare bird in Calderdale.
Birds:-
3 Egyptian Geese.
4 Scaup.
1 Little Grebe on the lagoon with others calling.
6 Goldeneye (2 Drakes).
3 Goosander.
c20 Cormorant.
2 Tufted Ducks.
Coot.
Moorhen.
(I did not have enough time to look at the Gulls much!).
My first non-Calderdale Curlew of the year was heard this morning as I was getting out of the car at the newly found Coldstream Coffee Mill Cafe (for us) at Cullingworth.
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