Monday 31 August 2020

Soil Hill Long Route Trek

I threw a couple of extra moorland miles in this morning to no avail birdwise however if the market for mud grows exponentially I'm just the man for exploiting it.

Soil Hill & Ogden 0930-1215 hrs.
c16 Meadow Pipit, pr Stonechat, 1 each Kestrel, Goldfinch & Grey Heron, 3 Swallow.




3 Teal ditto YLG, 11 LBBG & c17 BHGS. 1 each Cormorant & GC Grebe.
1 House Martin, 2 WW, 5 Stonechat back in the golf course rough. Just 1 Meadow Pipit nearby.






Mixenden Res: 8 Canada & a dozen or so BHG in adjacent field. Pr Tufted Duck & a Cormorant. Got my first Coal Tits in a while, 3 of them.