Bingley St. Ives

A walk with friends this morning around Bingley St. Ives with the obligatory stop at the close by, Stephen Smith's café at Harden.

It was raining at home when we set off but it remained dry, just, along the walk.

A very dark outing but amazingly sheltered from the wind for the most part.

Birds:-

Not a birding outing but a few birds were seen / heard.

Kestrel calling - high pitched. (possibly 2).

Nuthatch were very vocal and heard / seen throughout the walk - c6 birds.

2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers (1 seen , 1 Heard).

13 Goosander on the Coppice pond.

6 Mute Swan with the usual Mallard and Black Headed Gull.

Seen on the way there from the car:

A small flock of Fieldfare > W below Soil Hill.

4 Ducks overhead, looked to be landing on Soil Hill -  Chances are that they are Mallard or

more likely unrecognizable from the photo!!

Ducks over Soil Hill above.