I set off in sunshine but I got caught in a very heavy shower on Soil Hill.
A great outing with a really rare bird ( for me) today.
The usual walk from home through the Bradshaw fields to Ned Hill Lane - Soil Hill - Taylor Lane.
Birds:
A large Corvid, seen early on, distant with slow wing beats is probably a Carrion Crow(?).
(19:17) Update: I think the Corvid is a Raven.
A solitary Herring Gull and a Little Owl seen from the path to East View farm with smaller Gulls feeding in the fields lower down.
After passing through East View Farm a chance sweep with the bins, over a gate on the right, got me a Robin sized bird dropping from the fence.
The bird reappeared briefly before disappearing again.
A Black Redstart!
I hung about for a while , unhappy with the one photo that I'd got but no joy.
Had the weather not looked so threatening I'd have stayed longer.
Ned Hill Track had 2 Pheasant and a Kestrel.
The heavy rain scuppered Soil Hill's views a bit and just a few Meadow Pipit here.
Taylor Lane midden had 2 Meadow Pipit, Dunnock ane Pied wagtail.
A pleasant outing today.
Cropped from picture above
2nd 'Winter' Common Gull
Another very good find John.
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