Saturday, 16 September 2017

√Soil Hill

14:15 - 16:20

I had a walk up to and around Soil Hill this aft.
Bits of sun, a cool north wind but ok when the sun shone, some large black clouds, but I stayed dry.

Not a lot about.

Taylor Lane had a few Black Headed Gulls and one Common Gull.

Soil Hill:

A Kestrel.

c50 very flighty Goldfinch feeding on the thistles.
Linnet, just 2 or 3 Meadow Pipit.
4 Moorhen on the lower NK pond and few Woodpigeon in the lower north fields.

Coming off Ned Hill Track a Male Sparrowhawk nearly took my nose off (second time in 2 days - maybe my hooter resembles food).
The bird was past in a flash, below me, showing a slate grey back, but no further apparent markings. 
The tail was as long as the rest of the body and head combined.

A solitary Swallow along Ned Hill Track with a few Goldfinch in the bushes here.

A couple of (probably) Meadow Pipit in a small bush.

Nice to see the Little Egret was still on Ogden earlier today (NK blog).

And that was about it - a dull do.. but that is Soil Hill most days are stones but a diamond pops up now and again.
Soon be time for Mr.Jack Snipe up here.



Common Gull


Black Headed Gull


Robin of the day


Very large Gull - probably Lesser Black Backed


Ringby Top



Rain not far off


2 Moorhen on the water


2 Moorhen (?) on the right banking


Interesting?
Distant pic taken on Ned Hill Track
I thought these were Meadow Pipit.
The one on the right may be something else?


Cropped from above but still rubbish.


Lesser Black Backed Gull


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