Bradshaw - Ogden Water - Ned Hill - Soil Hill Top - Taylor Lane

After a flu jab this morning (Chemist working Saturdays wow) I had my usual birding walk from home around Ogden Water and back over Soil Hill Top.

Pretty cold away from Ogden Water and the very strong wind on Soil Hill Top kiboshed the birding and seems to have kiboshed the delicate skin on my face - soft sod what I am.

A coffee, choc choc and a good natter with the Ogden Water visitors centre volunteers while I noshed my butties was very pleasant.

Some pretty autumn colours appearing in the leaves.

Birds:-

(A single Whooper Swan was way off on Mixenden as I had a look from the top road on my way back from my jab).

Bradshaw Fields:

C30 Small Gulls - mostly Common Gulls.

1 Herring Gull.

Mistle Thrush (heard).

36 Canada Geese.

12 Stock Dove.

2 Pheasants.

The large Jackdaw family.

Goldfinch.

Wren.

Ogden Area and Ogden Water:

Kestrel.

A few Common Gulls in the fields.

A mega distant Duck asleep on the water in the NW corner, viewed from the promenade, looked interesting at the time but I think it was a Teal.

c30 Gulls.

7 Teal.

Goosander (looks like 1st year bird?).

3 Tufted Duck.

Many Goldcrest.

1 Wigeon asleep

Many Long Tailed Tit.

Bullfinch.

Many, Many Mallard.

A small Chaffinch flock were feeding on the NW corner were only viewable from the NE footpath making it difficult to see 'em.

Ned Hill - Soil Hill Top:

1 Buzzard, 1 Crow, 1 Woodpigeon!!

Not a lot seen after leaving Soil Hill.

Distant Duck Asleep - Teal most prob.