Freezing foggy stuff this morning was followed by another cold but very sunny day.
I had a late morning 'grunt' up to and around Soil Hill where the snow makes everything picturesque.
Plenty of snow on Taylor Lane with bottle ice underneath.
2 BT Broadband vans were skidding slowly up Soil Hill main track - eventually making it to the Mast enclosure.
At the same time a man with a barking Alsatian was coming down the track.
I said hello and he replied 'keep away - he's nasty' - great.
I was hoping for a 'rare' Bunting but no joy today.
I though I heard a Curlew call from afar - but it was probably altitude sickness affecting me lug holes.
This afternoon we had an outing to the café at Shibden to share a scone and have a drink (each) - yum yum - I really know how to live.
Afterwards I had a short stroll up the local fields.
Birds:-
Soil Hill Walk:
Soil Hill:- 2 Mistle Thrush by the covered reservoir and a couple of Common Gulls.
Just the odd Magpie and Crow on the hill top.
Taylor Lane/ Bradshaw:- 2 Mistle Thrush, Kestrel.
Shibden Park:-
7 Moorhen, 4 Coot, 2 Mute Swan, c20 Black Headed Gull, Canadas and Mallards.
Chaffinch.
A Buzzard was seen momentarily as it flew over the tall trees on the far east side.
(No sighting of AC's 34 Pinkies reported over Shibden - which was a shame).
Local Fields:-
4 Mistle Thrush and 4 Fieldfare zooming about in the distance.
Distant Kestrel on a wire.
Little Owl, Heron.
A few Common Gulls.
A Fox.
A Peregrine was seen elsewhere.
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