Silly Walk

16:00 – 16:45

Sue and I took Emma to the Vue cinema in Halifax to see the new Billy Connolly film ‘What we did on our holiday” – very enjoyable. Later in the day I decided it would be a good idea to take a stroll up to Soil Hill and back – not very enjoyable.

The good idea soon turned into a John Cleese silly walk.

Soil Hill.

A strong WNW wind blowing with driving rain, made birding difficult with not much playing out.

I was beginning to think I wouldn’t see any birds at all when up popped a F. Pheasant.

A dozen Meadow Pipit, M/F Mallard in the top ‘pond’ and a stunning count of 9 Carrion Crow and that was it.

Oh – a Common Gull in the reservoir field and a Kestrel on a telegraph pole , completed the outing.

At least I got to put some birdseed down; the last lot had gone (most probably a crows dinner).

As I write this, the weather's improving and the sun is trying to get through.
No doubt a Red-necked Phalarope is just landing on the Soil Hill track!

The old rain coat looks kinda cute sat steaming on the kitchen chair.


Looks like a trip to the rub-a-dub-dub is in order this evening.