Corvids love to get up in a strong SW
DCBs watchpoint from Soil Hill.
A visit to Soil Hill this p.m. proved hard work to say the least. After the rainfalls the ground is back to a muddy and hazardous state where you can sink up to your knees if you step in the wrong place. I do ok now as I know all the bad spots because Ive been in most of them. So far up there Ive wrecked 2 pair of boots, 1pair of trousers, 3 pair of socks, 1 jacket and worse of all my scope which didnt seem to like being 2ft under muddy water, oh well, its back to the Mighty Midget for now.
Birdwise it was a bit too windy for much movement, force 6 >SW, but still got a few gulls and Swifts moving through. More Oystercatchers were present with 3 in the Shay fields and 2 Stock Doves were unusual.
DJS this morning predicted Green Sandpiper turning up next and sure enough 2 were found by DCB today at Oxenhope. Wonder if Dave can predict me next weeks 6 winning numbers ?
Movers
18 LBB gull >N
3 BH gull >N
3 Oystercatchers on deck
4 Swift >S
Other
3 Stock Dove
6 Woodpigs
18 Linnet
+ usual Mipits and Skylarks etc
BS