Mist over Halifax this moaning - but a cracking sunny day for a birding outing here in Bradshaw and the forecast icy conditions never materialised.
I had a longer outing than usual to take advantage of the one decent day this week.
I walked along the fields to Ogden, called at the visitors centre for morning coffee.
I did half a lap of the water before sloping up through the woods to check out the Giant's Tooth area.
I did the second half of the lap of the water and then I called back at the visitors centre for a bag of crisps and a Kit-Kat for lunch, not having packed any lunch.
PG was enjoying a coffee here after his hike, and we had a good laugh before PG left and I did another circuit of the water.
I went back via the high route over Soil Hill but there was nothing much on Soil Hill summit ( I gave the north slope a miss, having nearly run out of diesel! by this point).
An enjoyable outing, provided you don't ask my hip's opinion on the day out.
This evening the dreaded fog has just turned up at my door.
Birds:-
Bradshaw to Ogden:
Little Owl.
Coal Tit.
2 Pheasant.
A few Common Gull.
Singing Mistle Thrush.
Reed Bunting by the derelict farm.
3 Dunnock.
4 Stock Dove.
2 Wren.
2 Mallard.
Ogden - Ned Hill Road.
Bullfinch.
Great Spotted Woodpecker.
Jay.
2 Nuthatch.
3 Dunnock.
Kingfisher (north end bushes).
2 Raven (seen - many calls throughout).
3 Wren.
4 Tufted Duck.
2 Buzzard.
Coal Tit.
2 Canada Geese.
c 30 Small Gulls and 2 Herring Gulls at one point.
Ned Hill Track - Soil Hill - Bradshaw
Little Owl calling.
Wren, 2 Crows, 5 Magpie, 4 Feral Pigeon, 2 Common Gull.
Pied Wagtail (Lower Taylor Lane Midden).
and ... a few other species.
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