We enjoyed a leg stretcher this afternoon through Bradshaw and along the roads to Asa Nicholson's café on the Denholmegate / Thornton Road crossroads.
Then along past Kelham Farm Shop to the Raggalds and down Green Lane, home.
Great timing today. As we were noshing our Wenslesdale Cheese and Fruit cake with coffee, the rain came.
When we left the café the sun had returned, making for a completely dry experience - one, of very few dry outing, of late.
The wind was strong and bitingly cold by the farm shop but otherwise it was a good stroll.
Birds:-
Not on my tod today, so not as much time to stop and stare.
Large flock of Starlings and a few Fieldfare were in the fields, seen from Ingham Lane corner.
Unfortunately, they decided to up sticks and drop down behind a high field wall, so I only got a few, poor, distant shots.
A lighter coloured bird was with the Fieldfare, which I can't identify.
(It has a look of Golden Plover but I didn't think they would be alone with Fieldfare and Starlings).
I don't think it's a Redwing or a Mistle Thrush - but I think it must be one or t'other!
A few Common and Black Headed Gulls were dotted about the fields.
Lapwing:
Lapwings were seen in a few locations.
A small airborne flock went South near Ogden Lane.
c160 were in the feeding/resting in the Shay fields, below Soil Hill. Another flock were airborne near the Raggalds and a solitary Lapwing was 3 fields up from the Flood fields sat on its lonesome.
Lots of Corvids were enjoying the surplus fruit on the Farm Shop tip, seen from Denholmegate Road.
The Raggalds Flood was very, very full with a 'sister' pond forming near the wall by the road - no birds here though.
A Kestrel and a Mistle Thrush were seen as Sue left for home, as I was scanning for the Little Owl from Bradshaw lane.
(The Little Owl failed to show up today).
Not a bad stroll, especially watching the rain from the warmth of the café, noshing cake!
A poor, distant photo.
Unsure about the lighter coloured bird in the centre.
So distant, that cropping the photo, just gives a blur:-
Withens from Ingham Lane
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