A busy morning included a trip to Huddersfield, but I did squeeze in a short walk up to and around Soil Hill this afternoon, although I did not linger.
A dull, cloudy sort of day.
I had a listen out for NK's Gropper (as I stood on the north-end of Ned Hill Track) but did not hear it.
The usual birds about this aft. Included.
Birds:-
Whitethroat, Meadow Pipit, Skylark.
Pied Wagtail, A good count of 6 Mistle Thrush on the BIG Taylor Lane midden. Pheasant.
A very large Gull that dwarfed the Crow that was mobbing it.
I've tried to turn it into a 3rd year Great Black-backed mainly because of the very white head and obvious large size - but Lessers are big as well!
And the wings look massive and have the drooping look of a Great Black-backed Gull -sound good? But it's a Lesser.
However, thanks to BS via the Calderdale Grapevine I'll have to wait a bit! (Probably get one in winter on the roof of the Swalesmoor recycling building - that's where I got my last one).
Swift, Swallow, 5 or 6 Linnet and a small flock of 8 Goldfinch.
Also a Willow Warbler or two was about all.
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