Today's walk was a broad skirting route around Hornsea Mere. I started at Sigglesthorne, a pretty village on the bus route to Hornsea. The morning started gloomy and mild and the showers forecast for mid morning never materialised, the sky growing brighter with occasional sunny spells. I walked around the village, admired the church and then took Wassand Balk, a single lane road towards Wassand. A Buzzard sat on a distant hedge. I walked on the track through the woods at Wassand and then took a footpath across a ridge and furrow pasture field with sheep towards Goxhill. A Yellowhammer called atop a hawthorn.
Blackbird at Sigglestorne.
Pied Wagtail.
Sigglestorne St Lawrence's Church.
Buzzard.
Pastures near Wassand.
The only, distant view of Hornsea Mere I got today.
Yellowhammer.
Two very large fields were next in my route, offering very little interest. The occasional Skylark flew over. I soon got to Goxhill, a hamlet with a tiny church, St Giles.
Large field with winter wheat.
St Giles church, at Goxhill. a Grade II listed building.
Grey Squirrel, not common in Holderness, but still present.
Redwing by the Hornsea railway track at Goxhill. I didn't come across as many as I did yesterday.
Water tower by the road to Hornsea.
I take a bridleway by the golf course. It is a good track to start with, but then it turns into a very straight narrow and shady grassy path, the grass tall and wet. It is a bit of a slog until I finally get to Rolston, my socks wet through. I walk to Hornsea on the B1242 and then make my way to the promenade, where I have a coffee and my packed lunch surrounded by chatty and very tame Starlings. The bus stop is right next to me, and I take the next 24 to Hull.
A bit of an extreme threat to motorcyclers in this community woodland and nature reserve at Rolston.
Jackdaw at Hornsea.
Very tame and vocal starlings at Hornsea promenade.
This one was right next to me.
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