Garden , Soil Hill Walk and Local Fields

Waited in for a plumber who was coming this morning - he arrived at 11:55.

In among I had a sit out in a very cold garden (for October )sky watching and reading.

After a late lunch I headed up the road to Soil Hill and back.

A "proper" windy outing on the hill and pretty cold on the west side - I did not venture to the base of the north slope today.

After a late tea (Abi with us tonight and tomorrow ) I had a stroll along a very dark and drizzly local field path.

Good to get out and about even though my 'tick' pen has dried up with the usual birds on offer but keeping the interest non-the-less in case a lifer happen along - Yeah!

Birds:-

Garden:

2 Swift, Kestrel, 3 Large Gulls, Dunnock.

Soil Hill Walk:

9 Swift, Dunnock, Kestrel.

4 or so Large Gulls (Included a Lesser).

6 Swallow, 2 Chaffinch, 3 Blackbird.

Goldfinch and Woodpigeon in good numbers.

Carrion Crow, 6 Linnet (at least).

4 Meadow Pipit.

4 Pheasant and 3 Pheasant chicks seen along Ned Hill Track.

2 Willow Warbler, 1 Whitethroat.

Raven. In Rabbit Dell Conifers. 

Moorhen NK pond and Moorhen with 2? young on "Coal Lane Stables pond"

c10 Magpie, 2 Skylark.

Jackdaw, Mallard, 6 Starlings.

3 Blackbird.

Local Fields:

30 Woodpigeon.

Little Owl alarm calling and a Fox licking it's lips having just eaten something.

(Hope it was not a Little Owl).

Curlew calling, Swallow.

1 Whitethroat.