Thick Fog early but it was cleaning morning, this morning.
Following the cleaning I had some long-winded internet techy stuff, to attend to, to get my new off-shore bank account up and running.
But I cannot seem to get past the :-
'incorrect minimum balance required to activate this account'... error message?
Any suggestions or Bitcoins would be appreciated.
The fog soon lifted as the vac. bag filled and a cold breeze and sunshine took over.
I had a short stroll up to Soil Hill and along the quarry top path to exit on Percy Road before a look at Raggalds Flood and home via Bradshaw Lane.
Birds:-
Going up the Bonnet a solitary Thrush type was hiding in a distant tree - a Fieldfare.
I had a Kestrel or two for company throughout the walk today.
The Bonnet fields had a good selection of Gulls including 2 Herring Gulls, unhappy with each other's company.
Some cowboy builders have left an early Christmas present of 3 big black rubbish sacks, full of garbage, on Percy Road.
A Kestrel was over Ned Hill Track and, a fleeting glimpse of a 'black bird' seen in the lower bushes here, had me loitering with intent, but the black bird failed to turn into the Beatles drummer!
Soil Hill was very quiet but I did catch a faint Skylark call on the breeze, but I did not eyeball the bird.
Still a heartening sound.
A pr. Moorhen and possibly A N Other on the NK pond.
After passing the quarry top turbines a Crow took a dislike to a Kestrel .... but then, the Kestrel took a dislike right back again.
The ensuing tussle was good to watch for a while.
The Kestrel came out the winner by two falls and a submission.
I got some very distant pictures.
The Raggalds Flood had 4 Black Headed Gulls in residence and c50 Lapwings were in the fields nearby feeding with small Gulls and Starlings.
A Mistle Thrush was in a tree top here and the Herring Gulls seen earlier, were still squabbling.
I did manage to eyeball the Little Owl on the way home.
Not a bad outing really, but these last few weeks have been a bit of a 'damp squib' so to speak.
Female Kestrel
Herring Gull
Spot the Little Owl
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