Abi with us as usual today and the ladies decided to do some baking leaving me at a 'loose end' (not).
Garden:
Another beautiful sunny, frosty morning in Bradshaw but it looked very misty / foggy lower down the valley towards Halifax.
I had a hour or two this morning sky gazing from the garden , the grapevine buzzing with Pink Footed Geese sightings but try as I might I could not pick any out in the distant gloom.
Eventually I manged to eyeball a small skein of Pinkies over Halifax - quite a distant from my Bradshaw Garden. It was pleasing to get a confirmation message from MM as they passed over Wainstalls.
I reckon there were 68 having attempted to count them out of a manipulated poor photo.
Other than the Pinkies a Green Woodpecker called and as I picked it out from the trees opposite me, it flew off west. Also airborne were 2 Stock Doves.
Raggalds:
I had a walk up to the Raggalds just before lunch but with the fields frozen soild it turned out to be a poor do with just 2 Mistle Thrush seen.
Coley and Priestley Green Area:
After lunch I parked the car near Coley Church and had a walk down a slippery bridleway to go beyond Priestley Green.
Lots happening here today, including me going base over apex on the ice just as an elderly lady with a dog passed by.
"I find it less slippy if you keep to the middle" she advised.
(I find that I'm not looking where I'm going, hunting for a Little Owl).
Anyway only thing damaged was my bum and a bit of pride.
Beyond Priestley Green it became very cold, with the mist only just having lifted.
Plenty of Birds about.
Birds:-
3 Mistle Thrush, 3 Raven.
4 Nuthatch, 1 Fieldfare.
1 Little Owl. 1 Stock Dove.
Lots of Blackbirds and Wrens about.
A small group of Common and Herring Gulls, were too distant to check out properly.
An enjoyable days birding today.
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