√Local jaunt - Grey & Red Legged Partridge and Kestrel

11:30 - 16:00

Raggalds - Deep Lane - Squirrel Lane - Crag Lane - Asa Nicholson's cafe - Ogden - Soil Hill.

A good leg stretcher on a decent day.

Raggalds flood had just one wall repair man.

Deep Lane 4/5 Grey Legged Partridge well camouflaged, Mistle Thrush.

12:30 ASA Nicholson's cafe had 2 Poached Eggs.

13:10 On the road again.

The Shay fields had 27 Lapwing and 75 Small Gulls.

I took the bridleway 400 yds south of Foreside Lane.
A bit boggy but interesting for future visits.
From here to Ogden:
Heron, 3 Pheasant.

14:00 Ogden Water.

A couple walking around the res. had seen the Kingfisher.

Not a lot here, 4 Canada Geese and a good few Goldcrest.

Great Spotted Woodpecker(heard as I crossed the prom.).

The plantation had 3 Red Legged Partridge that ran rather than flew when flushed.

Coal Lane: A large skein of Canada Geese passed just above my noggin.

15:15 Soil Hill

A Pr. Kestrel hunting over the top.

Possible Skylark flushed (tail as long as body, with white edges).

Another Red Legged Partridge, flushed and flew over a far wall.
Relocated it later, taking a peep at me.

A second Pr. Kestrel seen on Percy Road.
(They looked young, inexperienced flyers).

A Little Owl was in a distant tree, seen from Bradshaw Lane.

Then 9 small birds overhead with a really weak call that I think were Siskin.

Joke:

I was stopped by the police yesterday as I was driving my car.
Bobby: Can you blow into this bag sir?
Me: Why?
Bobby:Me chips are red hot!

The old ones ...

Very distant Little Owl.

I think the right hand bird is a Woodpigeon.