Thornton Cycle Track [am] - Local Area [pm]

We had our usual exercise walk along the Thornton cycle track late morning.

A cold windy outing - really windy over the viaduct.

This afternoon I had a walk up to a very windy Soil Hill hoping for...

I went via the usual route through the farms to Ned Hill.

I ignored Ned Hill Track (too windy) but I did venture up Soil Hill main track to the quarry and back, but not a sausage up here.

Birds:

Cycle Track:

Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Bullfinch.

C15 Thrush ,I thought were Redwing at the time because of the rapid wingbeats may be Fieldfare and Redwing looking at the photo?

Heron.

Pied Wagtail.

Local Area:

Distant Sparrowhawk.

Little Owl.

Mistle Thrush.

Pr. Meadow Pipit look resident on Taylor Lane midden.

Usual Gull sp.

Herring Gull sporting a Leg Ring - cannot read it alas.

New footpath(s) approved from Soil Hill to Denholme Gate Road by the looks of the signage.

Cycle Track:

Redwing / Fieldfare 2 photos above

Sues' baking this morning.

I wonder how many Abi will scoff after her tea

Local Area:

Spot the Sparrowhawk.

Same Position - Full Zoom

1st Winter Herring Gull?

Herring Gull with yellow leg ring