A beautiful stroll in warm sunshine at Bolton Abbey
today, with a stop at the Strid tea rooms for lunch. Another test for Sue's foot!
It used to be free entry here , mid-week in winter,
but it’s now £3 which is not bad given the beautiful surroundings.
I was on the lookout for Green or Lesser Spotted
Woodpecker but I had to settle for GSW instead – no Bramblings seen either
today.
The highlight of the day was a Goldcrest hopping on
a moss covered wall towards me, oblivious of my presence, and passing so close
my camera could not focus on it! Nearby a Heron stood very proud on a high wall
in the sunshine.
(Raggalds Flood is fast loosing its contents, what
water there is there, was 90% frozen by the look of it).
Birds:-
Mallard, 13 Nuthatch, Blue, Great, Coal Tit, Chaffinch, 2
Goldcrest, 1M 2F Goosander, Mandarin Duck, Mistle Thrush, 8 LTT, Blackbird,
Robin, GSW, 3
Dipper, BHG, Heron, Pheasant, 4 Fieldfare, Kestrel, Jackdaw.
Dipper swimming
Fairly sure its a Kestrel disappearing mid left - cropped below
Never disappointing at Bolton Abbey, birds like the Goldcrest are so much tamer there with the constant flow of public.
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