One and a half hours trekking the top of Soil Hill in a howling WSW>6 eventually paid off with a single Snow Bunting seen briefly before it flitted over the north slope landing down near the bend.
All was quiet up there with just several Crows and 1 annoying Fieldfare that constantly moved around me all the time I was up there, landing some distance away before moving to another position.
It was because of this that the Snow Bunt was picked out as I did a final circuit after a photo during which time I found it.
It was on the track below the mounds when I saw it but I was already too close and although I froze and got a snap it flew up the track and over the ridge dropping down half way down near the bend out of sight.
With little light left I came away to let it settle for the night , hopefully it will attract some mates down before moving on.
9 Mallard were on the NK pond and 23 Mallard on Raggalds Flood.
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