Another half decent birding outing today but 'ticks' are proving elusive.
The weather was extremely kind (if you ignore the strong northerly wind) today after the recent deluge.
I went across the fields to Ogden, around the water (after the obligatory coffee and Kit-Kat in the café there) .
Home was via The Grunt (Ned Hill Lane), Soil Hill main path and Taylor Lane.
Birds:-
Bradshaw Fields:
(Fox).
Wren, Meadow Pipit.
Linnet.
6 birds on a wire were also probably Linnet.
C30 Canada Geese (rest obscured by a wall).
Pheasant.
2 Red Legged Partridge (went behind a wall immediately).
Ogden Water Area:
c90 Gulls (I didn't eyeball anything special).
2 Goosander,
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker (heard very near).
6 or so Chaffinch.
Kestrel (I think - high over Soil Hill seen from Syke Lane).
Soil Hill.
A very Large bird - probably a Gull very, very distant over TMR reservoir.
(Pictures are rubbish at this distance).
6 Goldfinch.
Meadow Pipit.
A Snipe flushed from just before the mast - up up and away.
A cracking Wheatear ran across the path just after the mast then popped up on a wall.
Taylor Lane.
A Wheatear was in the ploughed field (again).
Little Owl.
Pub Quiz:
What type of bean is used in Heinz Baked Beans?
A. Fava.
B. Kidney.
C. Haricot.
D. Cannellini.
Answer below.
2 photos of the Large TMR Gull?
Pub Quiz Answer.
C. Haricot.
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