Saturday, 31 January 2026

Bradshaw - Ogden - Soil Hill - Bradshaw

9:20 - 13:30.

The weather was a whole lot better than forecast this morning - no fog - no rain and some welcome brightness.

The Yellow U.F.O. made an appearance as well,  before skulking back behind the clouds later on.

I had a really enjoyable saunter across the fields to Ogden Water where I did 2 laps with 2 hot drinks in between.

It was quite busy here but not bad for a Saturday.

Home was via Soil Hill where the clouds looked 'dodgy' but the rain never materialised until 16:15 ish.

The bird life was much as usual with 2 exceptions - a Coot on Ogden Water and two Skylark that flushed at distance, soon high, " burbling" over a very damp clay laden Soil Hill summit.

Birds:-

Garden:

Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Singing Mistle Thrush.

Bradshaw Fields:

2 Pheasant.

3 Wren.

2 Stock Dove.

Ogden:

Singing Mistle Thrush.

Long Tailed Tit.

Goosander. (Red Head).

c60 Small Gulls, 4 Herring Gulls, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull - at one point.

Great Spotted Woodpecker.

Nuthatch.

Coot.

Dunnock.

Kingfisher.

4 Wren.

Ogden to Home.

2 Mistle Thrush (seen).

Raven.

2 Skylark.

3 Stock Dove.

C10 Herring Gull overhead.

2 Kestrel.

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C16 Magpie throughout.








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Today's mystery photos.












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