Shelf Woods / Soil Hill Walk / Local Fields

We enjoyed an exercise walk through Shelf woods after lunch today.

Another very cold day for so late into April.

A 'tad' muddy in places and not much to see really.

A Swallow and a Jay made an appearance with some of the usual crew.

On our way home, Sue dropped me at the Raggalds so I could take a nosy at Soil Hill via Percy Road.

2 Lapwing were on an ever dwindling Raggalds Flood.

It was quite cold along the north side of the hill but on the other side, amazingly quite mild.

I did not venture down Ned Hill Track just stayed on the top and went home via Taylor Lane.

Birds - Soil Hill  - Bradshaw Walk.

3 Buzzard, 3 Curlew, 3 Skylark.

2 Willow Warbler.

2 Pheasant, Pied Wagtail. Canada Goose.

1 Meadow Pipit.

Swallow.

Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Bradshaw Fields:

After tea I had yet another late evening stroll 'up the bog'.

The birds were kind to me this evening when  a Ring Ouzel hiding under a wall flew into a nearby tree and called a couple of times.

Birds:

Ring Ouzel.

Lapwing, Stock Dove, 3 Swallow.

Wheatear.

Chiffchaff, Pheasant, 2 Drake Mallard.

Barn Owl, 2 Little Owl.

 (Fox - "crying" ).