Redpoll: Bradshaw , Soil Hill, Ogden circular walk

12:30 - 14:45 (dusk).

A calm dullish afternoon and the usual walkabout.

c100 Starlings seen along Taylor Lane.

Soil Hill was very calm and quiet for a change, with not a lot about.
A good count of c20 Meadow Pipit was all I could muster.

From Ned Hill Track a pair of Stonechat was seen on a distant wall.

Ogden Water was gloomy and had the usual mix of Small Gulls with at least one Herring Gull and One Lesser Black Backed Gull.
A Grey Wagtail was in the drainage area.

Sightings of the usual Mallards, and with just 22 Canada Geese on the drink, it was leading to a poor outing.

Going along the west side path c40 birds were feeding high in the Alders.

They were obscured by branches and the light was atrocious.
I believe that there were more than 20 Redpoll in the flock with Goldfinch.

I took a lot of very, very poor photos, hoping for some improvement in the light, but it remained particularly dull.
I've posted a few of the better photos, but they aint great.

The birds were skittish, leaving the trees en-masse and returning, a couple of times, before disappearing from view.

A bit further along the circuit I picked out a couple of Widgeon in with the Mallards - a good bird for Ogden.

A Cormorant was diving constantly near the bread lobbers area and a couple of Pheasant called as I left for home via Boggart Brigg.

Nothing of note seen on the way home.
It was dark when I arrived back at Bradshaw.