Sunday, 31 January 2021

Thornton Rd (below Soil Hill) and Bridleway Nearby

 A bitterly cold day today, but some brightness in amongst and dry.

I had a drive out this afternoon, to take  a couple of hours exercise walk, and parked near Denholme Velvets.

I was hoping to see some Golden Plover AC got some over shay fields, below Soil Hill, this morning.

My vantage point was looking south up, towards Soil Hill but I failed to locate any Goldies.

Second try for Goldies this year and second dip.

Afterwards I walked west up bridleway towards Back Lane, Ogden - retracing my steps after reaching the abattoir ruin.

Pretty dead here today, which is unusual.

Birds:

2 Mistle Thrush.

14 lapwing in the bridleway fields, a further 40 or so seen at distance, over the Raggalds.

Just the usual Corvids and Gulls about.

Earlier, a distant scan of Mixenden reservoir, from the road, on our way back from Halifax Aldi, revealed 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls with some of the other Gulls.

A real poor do today.... but its heartening to see that Golden Plovers are being seen.








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