The jetlag was finally begun to reside a little, which meant today I was able to get out birding. It helped that the poor weather had eased a little and it was actually nice to be out birding again. Yesterday there had been a flock of Whooper Swans on Ogden, and since the weather was still quite dull it followed that they would still be present.
I headed to Ogden at
around 08:30 to find all 21 birds from the previous day still present on the
water. They were not particularly vocal, leading me to think they may have
moved on whilst I walked down to the waters edge. Once there however the birds
were quite happy and would swim near to the sides at times as well, allowing
for some nice shots of them.
After Ogden I headed
to Soil Hill for a look round, where I had a flock of 15 Whooper Swans flying
north. It is impossible to know if these are some of the same birds from Ogden,
but it is certainly a possibility. A nice return to Calderdale birding after
six weeks away.
