Saturday, 10 April 2021

Day of The Little Owl (Bradshaw - Soil Hill)

The usual circuit this morning awaiting for Abi to arise from her slumber.

I was hoping for Ring 'O', having seen them in both Bradshaw Fields and on Soil Hill but no luck today.

The birds of the day were Little Owl with 5 seen in 4 different locations.

Bradshaw Fields / Farm Track:

Pr. Little Owl (1 & 2).

c20 Woodpigeon, 4 Stock Dove, Linnet.

Jay - an unusual bird for here.

Collard Dove.

Ned Hill / Soil Hill:

Pretty quite again.

4 Lapwing, 3 Curlew, 3 Skylark singing, c10 Meadow Pipit.

Little Owl (3) on the wall, seen as I looked west towards Soil Hill End Farm.

4 Pheasant.

A 'metallic' bird call (that I though was my Whats App) came from the bushes above the north slope - had me beat!

Percy Rd / Taylor Lane:

Little Owl (4).

Lapwing 

2 Canada Geese overhead - looking at the photo another bird was seen with them- Raptor ? Buzzard?

Bradshaw Lane:

Little Owl (5).

Bradshaw Park:

The footie was abandoned when a heavy 'hail-flake' shower arrived!

The cricket club looked to be getting ready for a match.

Just a Pied Wagtail on the bowling green was of note.

House:

Doing the washing up I noticed some large birds high in the sky outside, ran to get the camera, and stood in the garden in my slippers, in a snow flurry, trying to get some photos - Abi and Sue think I've lost the plot!

2 Buzzard soaring together, slowly edging west were being mobbed by what I though was a possible Raven, but the tail is wrong.



No1.



No 2.




No 3.



Canada Geese with a n other?


A N Other


No 4.


No 5.

















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