A drive out to Saltaire to escape the very cold strong wind in Bradshaw ,late morning.
We enjoyed the usual stroll through Hirst Wood and along a very swollen river and along the canal.
The cricket pitch café was open today and very enjoyed a snack there.
Late afternoon I had a stroll around the local area, the strong cold wind keeping birds at bay.
Birds:-
Hirst Wood Area:-
Mallard, 3 Goosander, Nuthatch.
Great Spotted Woodpecker, Treecreeper.
2 Kingfisher (or the same one twice, although the sightings were quite far apart).
It was pleasing to see one Kingfisher catch a small 'fish' as it stood on the riverbank near a slower moving pool of water.
30+ Greylag Geese, Canada Geese.
5 Pied Wagtail - probably more though, with the bright sunlight glistening off the gravel on the filter beds making it difficult to see.
Mute Swan, c100 Black Headed Gulls on the cricket pitch.
A Buzzard was way distant high, East.
It has a 'unusually' white underbelly but I think it's a Common Buzzard.
Local Walk:
Little Owl.
A small flock of Starling, jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow and Common Gull were feeding together in one of the horse fields.
A short, cool, garden sky watch later brought with it a Buzzard way over Oats Royd.
Hirst Wood Area:
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