Soil Hill - Day of the Fieldfare

12:30 - 14:00 (ish)

After yesterdays thick fog, it was a much brighter day today.
I had the usual walk up to and around Soil Hill via Taylor Lane and Perseverance Road this aft.
I bumped into DB who was coming down from Soil Hill.
Enjoyed the chat, Daniel, good luck Monday!

Soil Hill's potential was marred by a man walking his Alsatian along the east side mounds. He was there for a good while.

A Stock Dove was seen by White Castle Brewery fields.

2 Little Owl were picked up, one by Taylor Lane fields and the other on the Combined Harvester.

The Grey Wagtail was feeding in the Midden area.

3 flocks of Fieldfare (c60, c30, c120) flew  over head as I turned up the main track.

In fact it was Fieldfare day with sightings of them again looking towards Ogden from the west side, and a large flock, seen later, feeding in the fields by Taylor Lane.

I dropped some Nyger Seed on the track but only managed 3 Meadow Pipit, whatever else was there would have been flushed by the dog I guess.

A couple of Wren were seen on Ned Hill Track.
A large flock (Possibly 200 ??) 'black' birds were seen , a long way off , as I looked towards Ogden.

These too were Fieldfare , all part art of the same gang no doubt.
There were so many different flocks seen it is impossible to say how many Fieldfare were out and about!

A couple of Redwing were on the wires.

Looking towards Roper Lane from Taylor Lane, on the return journey, a large flock of lapwing were airborne.

(On the way to the farm shop, earlier, a Mistle Thrush sat on a wall on the Bonnet, in the mist and Raggalds Flood was bereft of life).

Fieldfare seen from Soil Hill main track

Fieldfare seen looking west(ish) from Soil Hill

Fieldfare in Taylor Lane fields

Lapwing flock