1 Grt White Egret present, harrassed by the 3 Grey Herons which were present. At one point it was perched on the wall and in the field well away from the water. Eventually flew off over Ogden dam - not relocated by 16.00 hrs.
Also present -
Cormorant min 8 birds between here and Ogden res.
c8 Mallard
1 Teal
c20 Canada Goose
1 Kestrel
5 Buzzard over hillside behind Hutch Bank, watched from Ogden dam area.
3 Stock Dove
3 Snipe
c40 B.H.G.
1 imm. L.B.B.gull
2 Moorhen
c7 Meadow Pipit
3 Goldfinch bathing in outflow of Ogden along with 1 Willow Warbler
c10 Pied Wagtail in Ogden outflow
4 Stonechat + 1 Whinchat
c33 Lapwing
1 G.S.W. over Heap Clough.
Cribden Clough-Twin Lodges 09:30 hrs.
c250 corvids - mostly Jackdaw on pasture close by.
min of 30 possibly up to 50 Skylark passing over southwards
100 plus meadow pipits over south
10 min pied wagtails heading south
1 common sandpiper
1 LRP heading south
4 snipe min
30 min lapwing
1 chiffchaff
1 willow warbler
whitethroat heard singing briefly
1 wheatear flew from east and landed on bush on western side
1 reed bunting
bull fincches heard
mixed flock of tits, treecreepers and goldcrest in hedge
