A slight deviation to my usual outing today going along the local fields to Ned Hill Lane, along Percy Rd and down Taylor Lane.
Just a short peep at Soil Hill, keeping to the main track to the quarry and back.
Very pleasant walking weather today, sunshine and a nice breeze.
Good to speak to Janice nr. Bradshaw Hall.
A small bird on a wire nr. Matthews farm could possibly be a Whinchat, the photo at that distance makes it also possibly not a Whinchat.
A small bird gate crashing one of the photos is probably a Swallow bit late for Swift but it looks a bit Swifty?
Birds;-
Little Owl (flushed and flew out of camera range).
4 Meadow Pipit.
3 Potential Kestrel Sightings - one probably a Peregrine.
2 Stock Dove.
Possible Sparrowhawk, high.
2 Wren.
Plenty of Gulls seen in a distant field way off north from Soil Hill.
3 Partridge species flushed from the track of the large ruined building at the top of Ned Hill Road were probably Red Legged Partridge ( smallish though with no call heard?).
2 Common Gull, 2 Starling.
3 Mistle Thrush.
Nr. East Croft Farm a Raven called once, not seen and a second Raven called somewhere near Oats Royd as I was sky gazing in the garden at tea time, again not seen.
Also from the garden, distant, and in a big hurry were 12 birds that I though were interesting.
The photo reveals 11 birds with their wings closed and a 12th bird with its wins open.
There is probably11 Starling and a Pigeon Sp. - but I can't work out whether the 'larger' bird would be the same size as the others with a closed wing profile!
Also above Oats Royd - 2 Buzzard mobbed by Crows.
Also a Gull being mobbed by a solitary Crow - the Crows normally ignore Gulls?
Photo missed off the original post:-
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