9:45 - 11:45
A short stroll at Saltaire this morning with a visit to the Cricket Pitch café which was surprisingly open. (Opens Thurs - Sun weather permitting).
A lovely sunny morning but cold in the woods out of the sun.
Birds:
4 Jay, Wren, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard).
4 Nuthatch (heard), Treecreeper, Moorhen, Heron.
3 Goosander, Sparrowhawk, Pied Wagtail, Grey Wagtail.
c45 Black Headed Gull on the cricket pitch.
Local Bradshaw/ Soil Hill.
12:30 - 14:15
A sunny outing with cloud and wind increasing later.
Birds:
Bradshaw Fields: 2 Kestrel, Jay, Little Owl.
Soil Hill: Kestrel, Stonechat on the Standing Stones.
Taylor Lane: 3 Stock Doves
Bradshaw Lane: 2 Little Owls calling.
An unusual coloured Blackbird had some white on its head was seen from the kitchen window.
Saltaire:
Local:
Looks like a Fox Moth caterpillar John - where did you see it ?
ReplyDeleteOn the diagonal path that runs up the field from Ned Hill Track to Soil Hill.
ReplyDeleteJohn