Bradshaw - Ogden

I had a mid-morning, early afternoon stroll across the fields to check out Ogden Water.

The visibility here was very pool alas.

After a coffee in the visitors 'cafe' I bumped into NK snd we did a circuit of the water.

NK veered off towards Mixenden while I endured some more birding pain with a second circuit of the drink.

The dry dull weather at the outset, deteriorated and I got very, very wet on my final leg across the open Bradshaw Fields.

It was a tad milder today I thought.

My brilliant Columbia Ski Coat that I've had since I was a baby has finally bit the dust letting in some co2? - perhaps not.. may be h2o **...of course they don't make this model any more. Boo Hoo.

**Ah. I got it now.. it was radium and indium that ingressed.

I am giving my coat some waterproofing TLC this aft to see if I can  breathe some new life into the black rag.

Just a small camera with me today - which turned out to be a good idea when the heavy wet stuff arrived.

Anyway, having been stuck in home for a few days it was good to get some fresh air and exercise today.

Birds:-

c50 Jackdaw.

Woodpigeon.

Magpie.

Crow.

3 Coal Tit.

Dunnock.

C10 Robin.

Blue Tit.

Great Tit.

Long Tailed Tit.

4 Mistle Thrush.

1 Herring Gull with a few Common and Black Headed Gull.

Mallard.

Wren.

4 Blackbird.

2 Pheasant.

2 Stock Dove.

Not many bird calls today.

What's this Scotty?

It's bones Jim.

Great Diet the doctor's on.

Jackaws in the mist