Sunday, 11 February 2024

Bradshaw - Soil Hill etc

Three local outings today with a walk up to and over Soil Hill, along Ned Hill Track. Percy Rd and Taylor Lane this morning.

This afternoon I went along the 'river like' field path through Crabtree Hall Farm and down Ingham Lane to go through Bradshaw Park, home.

Cloudy with some sunshine, quite breezy , especially on Soil Hill.

Chilly drizzle later on.

Birds:-

a.m.

Raggalds Flood - loads'a juice 2 Black Headed Gulls.

A Buzzard, mobbed by Crows below Roper Lane, soon vamoosed.

2 Greenfinch.

4 Skylark - a nice sign of spring.

10 Meadow Pipit.

p.m.

c25 Common Gull.

c20 Goldfinch.

Stock Dove.

2 Chaffinch.

2 Mistle Thrush.

Starling.

Barn Owl.

c30 Woodpigeon.

and a few others.

Garden:

A slate coloured Sparrowhawk landed within 10 feet of me on the beech hedge but scarpered before I could snap it!

A Blackbird was singing in the trees opposite.

Riddle:

Possibly the final one.

A man pushing his car, stopped outside a Hotel and immediately knew he was bankrupt?

How did he know?

Answer Below.



Pylon painters Bradshaw Lane Top.










Definitely  a Wellie Bob Job

Riddle Answer:

He was playing Monopoly.



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