Soil Hill – Ogden

11:45

A Later start than usual today on a cold, cold day with a strong WSW wind especially on Soil Hill top.

It was a pleasant surprise to bump into Alan T. at the bottom of Soil Hill track who had just been around the hill. (Thanks for reading the blog Alan).

I found Soil Hill the same as Alan had left it, bereft of Snow Bunting and Ring Ouzel.

I gave the hill a good coat of looking at, going around both east and west sides and over the summit but I just spotted 2 birds: a solitary Feral Pigeon and a Pheasant both enjoying the bird seed I had dropped last week.

A Kestrel was hovering over Ned Hill Track, getting lower and lower but not seeming to find any prey.

A few small Gulls were seen along the Coal Lane stretch and C10 Goldcrest were flitting about between the Hawthorn bushes and the conifers at the bottom of the plantation track along with 4 Blackbird. 

I tried to turn Gold in Fire but failed.

On the way to Ogden Water 4 Lapwing flew towards the water.

Ogden Water is now full to the brim with water. There was the usual contingent of small Gulls as far as I could tell.

There was a strong wind along the east side but it was surprisingly calm on the west side of the water. This lifted my hopes of seeing either Siskin or Brambling but the trees were bereft of anything interesting, just Robins in abundance.

10 Long Tailed Tit flew across from one set of bushes to another and C60 Staring flew over the water.

Coming past Bogart Brig a Jay was also seen – the RLP were not seen in the Moorlands Fields today.

In the background another new turbine on the way

Spot the escaping Pheasant

Ogden 8th October

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