Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Foreside Lane, Denholme to home (via Ogden and Ned Hill Track)

15:30 - 18:10

A very breezy afternoon and although drizzle seemed to be all around me, later on the walk, I escaped it - not getting wet.

Black edge lane fields had been cut for silage.
Apparently there is  a shortage of hay this year due to the good weather.

An enjoyable walk over moorland for a good bit of it.

Very quiet in the very windy areas.

Just a half circuit of Ogden today.

Birds:-


A few Meadow Pipit 6 ish.
A few Large Gulls overhead.
4 Kestrel.
Usual Gull sp. at Ogden plus a Cormorant.

Rising from the Ogden waterside path to the Car Park, I glimpsed a Green Woodpecker flying past.
A slight detour up to the north on the bridleway, paid a small dividend, with the Green Woodpecker picked out at the top of a distant conifer.

A couple of Pheasants in the plantations area.
3 Stock Dove.
Nearer home, 7 Mistle Thrush mega distant,was a nice surprize, seen from Taylor Lane.
Some birds called as they flew off.
One perhaps looks a bit dubious (smaller).



Soil Hill in the distance



Lesser Black-backed Gull


Lesser Black-backed Gull


Late Silage






Spot the Green Woodpecker








Herring Gull



One of 7 Mistle Thrush.
This one looked a little bit on the small side.
But they were very distant.





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