Soil Hill and Widdop Reservoir

Another sunny day and with wind changing direction from this everlasting cold eastly to a more westerly, the temperature soared this afternoon.

I enjoyed a late morning walk up and over Soil Hill.

It was great to chat with DJS in his car , who had just left Soil Hill.

Top of the shop were a pair of Grey Partridge along the quarry top path - very skittish and quite distant.

Mid-afternoon Sue kindly drove us to Widdop Reservoir.

I had a good look around the place while Sue read her book nice and toasty in her car.

It was a bit breezy here but nice and warm in the sunshine.

It's a pity this place is so far from Bradshaw otherwise I'd be here every day,

My hope for 100 birds in 100 days - from 01/01/2025 - ended today on 97 species.

I can now relax and stop traipsing all over the shop, get some bus rides in and some more walking (and less of this blogging guff)  as the nights get longer.

Birds:

Soil Hill.

2 Grey Partridge.

3 Red Legged Partridge.

Linnet, Meadow Pipit.

3 Buzzard included one very light coloured one,

4 Curlew.

2 Teal, 2 Moorhen NK pond.

Skylark.

1 Mute Swan on Mixenden (DJS).

and a few other species.

Widdop Reservoir:

2 Common Sandpiper.

Mallard. Canada Geese.

Meadow Pipit. Pied Wagtail.

Willow Warbler. Red Grouse.

3 Oystercatcher.

4 Linnet. 4 Lapwing.

2 Mistle Thrush.

was about it.

Soil Hill:

Pigeon Maybe?

Widdop Reservoir: