Wednesday, 3 December 2025

Bradshaw - Ogden Water - Soil Hill etc

It was great to get me boots on this afternoon, after some shopping this morning.

A cloudy day with some sunshine.

Very Cold on Soil Hill summit with the light fading a bit, even though it was only 3 O'clock-ish.

Ogden Water was tough going with lots of silence around the circuit but some long lingering with intent , along the east side, did pay dividends.

I enjoyed a warm up, coffee and a pleasant natter in the visitors centre where I made two visit because I had not packed any grub for my lunch after deciding to stop longer here than I originally intended.

There is always a warm and friendly welcome waiting for you from the volunteers in the visitors centre.

Nothing out of the ordinary (again!) but a very enjoyable afternoon non-the-less.

Birds:

Bradshaw  Area:

Little Owl. 

c40 small Gulls. 

Bullfinch. 

Goldfinch.

C20 Meadow Pipit.

Kestrel. 

Stock Dove.

Buzzard.

Ogden.

c60 Small Gulls at one point.

2 Herring Gulls.

Kingfisher.

Coal Tit.

Goldcrest.

4 Siskin.

Ogden to Home.

Just 7 Pheasants flushed together from Soil Hill summit rubble.

(nowt else).

2 Kestrel. (One eating tea on a fence post along Taylor Lane).

1 Buzzard. 

6 Starling. 

2 Stock Dove.

2 Mistle Thrush.


Stunning Kingfisher Photo!!


Tea Time.














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