Bradshaw - Soil Hill circular A.M./ Bradshaw - Holdsworth P.M.

It was bright and sunny this morning with the clouds appearing at lunch time but it stayed dry.

There was a sharp cold breeze on Soil Hill summit with the ground frozen and nothing up there today.

It was pleasing to see 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers as I neared home, one a fly past and the second perched on the very top of a conifer near Bradshaw Hall buildings.

After lunch I thought I would not waste a dry afternoon so I headed off down Bradshaw Lane to Holdsworth and back.

This is a pleasant walk following The Calderdale Way for a good part.

Here, again, It was pleasing to see another Woodpecker this time the Green variety.

I noticed ,the other day, that Crows were burying food(?) under some soil as I went up Ned Hill Road.

Birds:

A.M.

Usual Gulls in the fields as far as I could tell.

1 Mistle Thrush, 2 Little Owl, 2 Kestrel, 2 Raven, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Buzzard.

2 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

P.M.

2 Stock Dove, 2 Jay, Buzzard, 5 Greenfinch. 3 Rook.

3 Herring Gull, Common and Black Headed Gull.

Usual Finches in Bradshaw Park bushes.

1 Green Woodpecker.

Photos in random order.

Great Spotted Woodpecker 😊