Monday, 17 March 2025

Bradshaw - Soil Hill - Bradshaw

A mid to late afternoon walk up Percy Road and over Soil Hill was on the cards today.

The bonnet fields had a sizable flock of Starlings with c6 Fieldfare.

Taking the wall gap stile at Percy Road corner I headed towards the quarry.

When I was nearly there a Ram was in the field. I've had an 'experience' with a ram here before and (soft sod what I am) I did a 'ewe' turn and then continued along Percy Road to attack Soil Hill from the mast path.

Anyway it was bitter cold here was a sharp easterly blowing.

The sun was undecided - first it came out to check the weather - didn't like what was on offer - and went back in  again - it went darker then.

The hill had lots of nowt.

NK pond had two distant Teal, 4 Mallard and a Moorhen.

Shay fields had lots of nowt.

Further to my right , down there, 2 Canada Geese made an appearance.

2 Skylarks flushed from Ned Hill Track to immediately disappear.

The farm track had the usual Woodpigeon and Jackdaw population.

Birds:

2 Stock Dove.

2 Skylark.

c150 Starlings.

c6 Fieldfare.

3 Curlew.

4 Mallard.

2 Teal.

Moorhen.

Mixenden Res. had 14 Gulls on it - seen from the top road as we passed this a.m.






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