Tuesday 19 March 2013

An 8-mile run to Horningsea this morning.  The weather was very misty but not too cold.  The tracks were quite muddy in places.

Not a lot of wildlife to be seen today due to the mist, but a Grey Heron was seen flying low passed Horningsea and a Green Woodpecker was seen along the bridleway.  Several Chaffinches around and a lot of Rooks in Quy.

Tuesday 5 March 2013

An 8 mile run to Horningsea today.  The tracks are still generally fairly dry, except the end of the bridleway.  Finished in 1 hour 08:30.

A Buzzard was seen perched in a tree at Honey Hill.  About 150 Fieldfares were in the field just before the pink house.

A Reed Bunting was in the ditch from Horningsea towards Quy Fen.  Just before Quy Fen 3 Roe Deer were in the field to the North.  A Hare was seen just passed Allicky Farm.

Sunday 11 November 2012

Had a run this morning to Fen Ditton and Horningsea.  I took the raod route to Fen Ditton to avoid the inevitible mud along the droveway.  It was still very muddy along the stretch past Allicky Farm.  This route is slightly shorter than the normal route at 7.5 miles.  A reasonable time of 1 hour 3'56".

A Great Spotted Woodpecker flew across the road just after Horningsea.

Wednesday 29 August 2012

Another run to Horningsea this morning.

3 individual Roe Deer seen in different places around the route.

Monday 27 August 2012

A bank holiday run with Joanna to Clayhithe and Baits Bite Lock on the River Cam.  A distance of 17km.  From Horningsea we ran along the road to Clayhithe as the field (where the footpath goes) was recently ploughed.

Moorhens and Cormorants seen along the river.

Wednesday 22 August 2012

An 8 mile run to Horningsea this morning.  A PB time of 1 hour 03'29" about a minute and a half quicker than my previous best.  Not sure why the run was quick, but I seemed to have plenty of energy today.

A Buzzard was seen along the route and a Green Woodpecker.

Sunday 22 July 2012

A run with Joanna this morning to Horningsea.

Wednesday 16 May 2012

I ran the 8-mile Horningsea route this morning.  Normally I run this anti-clockwise but did it the other way round today.  On the way back came through Quy Fen rather than past Allicky Farm.  Rather cold this morning, but not too muddy.  Time was 1 hour 08'09".

A Fox was seen along the Honey Hill byway.  A few Whitethroats seen or heard.  Reed Warblers were heard in the reeds at Quy Fen.

Friday 27 April 2012

A run to Horningsea this morning.  Weather was dry and fine.  The ground was muddy in places after the heavy rain of the last few days, but fortunately the puddles were all avoidable.  A fairly slow run at 1 hour 09'49" for the 8 mile course.

3 Buzzards were seen, along the track to Allicky Farm along the byway before and after the pink house.  A Jay was also seen along the track to Allicky Farm and a Great-Spotted Woodpecker after the farm.  A Chiffchaff was heard in Station Road, Quy and a few Skylarks heard too.  2 Swallows were seen in Station Road and another 2 in Horningsea.

A Hare was on the track just before the bridge over the A14.

Wednesday 12 October 2011

8 mile Horningsea run this morning. Left home before sunrise so still fairly dark at first. Weather was not too cold but again quite windy. A reasonable time of 1 hour 6'04".

A Fox ran across the road just before the turning to the Honey Hill bridge over the A14. A Muntjac was seen just after Allicky Farm. Surprising the Muntjac didn't run away even though I was less than 5 Metres away as I ran past. It must have felt safe with the ditch between us!

On the bird front not a lot seen. A couple of Jays and the usual Pigeons, Corvids and game birds. Of interest though were some Reeves Pheasants at Allicky Farm. The Quy village news had noted that there were some about.

The Swan family were swimming under the bridge away from the pond towards Anglesey Abbey.

Friday 7 October 2011

8 mile run to Horningsea this morning. Today I ran in the opposite (i.e.clockwise) direction than usual. Left home before sunrise so light was quite dim, not too cold though. A PB time for this route of 1 hour 5'11".

Not many birds seen mainly Pigeons, Corvids, Pheasants and Partridges. I did however see a Kestrel flying across the fields just before the Horningsea to Fen Ditton road.

Tuesday 27 September 2011

8 mile run to Horningsea this morning. Weather was dry and started fairly bright with a slight mist, but got a lot more misty by the halfway point. It was fairly cool too and the grass was dewy.

A Green Woodpecker was seen where the bridleway crosses the old railway line. A Jay was seen along the track to Allicky Farm. A Kestrel was seen flying past at Snout Corner. 4 Roe Deer could just about be seen in the mist at Honey Hill and 8 Goldfinches were in the bushes at the start of the ramp over the A14.

Friday 23 September 2011

An 8 mile run to Horningsea this morning. Weather was dry and fairly bright after the sun had come up. Noticeably darker at the start now that the days are getting shorter. A very good time with a PB of 1 hour 5'27".

Not a lot of interesting birds around this morning. A Wren flew across the track right in front f me towards Honey Hill and the flock of Goldfinches were in the usual place at the bottom of the bridge over the A14. Otherwise plenty of Woodpigeons, Corvids and Gulls.

Tuesday 13 September 2011

An 8 mile run to Horningsea this morning. Weather was dry and bright but very windy. At the start it was quite cold in the wind, however towards the end of the run it was quite warm. A good time today of 1 hour 5'51".

3 Swallows seen at Allicky farm and a few more hirundines high over Horningsea. There were a lot of Partridges around today in various places.

At Honey Hill a group of 6 Buzzards flew out together from the bushes and just around the corner another was on the track, which flew off to join the others. At the start of the bridge over the A14 there was a flock of around 30-40 Goldfinches.

Friday 2 September 2011

A 10.5 mile run today to Clayhithe and along the River Cam to Baits Bite Lock. Weather was dry but rather cool. Time was 1 hour 32'14".

There were a lot of House Martins feeding high above Vicarage Meadow and a few in Station Road. A Green Woodpecker was heard along the track to Allicky Farm.

Along the 2 mile stretch of the River Cam there were 19 Moorhens, of which 6 were juveniles. I also saw a Cormorant perched in the top of a dead tree. Just after Horningsea I saw a Great Spotted Woodpecker walking along a tree branch and a Grey Heron standing on the tow-path just before Baits Bite Lock. A Mute Swan was on the Cam at the lock.

Just after crossing the river a single Goldfinch was seen and at the bridge over the A14 another flock of 14. A Green Woodpecker here too.

Wednesday 17 August 2011

An 8 mile run this morning to Horningsea. Weather was dry and bright. Not a particularly quick time at 1 hour 9'27".

A Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard in Main Street. A large flock of House Martins were flying around Station Road. A Buzzard flew across the track to Allicky Farm and a bit further on a Hare ran along the track.

A Kestrel flew from its perch in on a Pylon at the start of the track around Fen Ditton and hovered over the field. The 2 Buzzards were seen and heard calling. Another Great Spotted Woodpecker was heard at the pink farm house at Honey Hill and a little further on a Green Woodpecker was seen. Just before the bridge over the A14 4 very small Partridge chicks flew up from the edge of the track.

Monday 25 July 2011

An 8 mile run this morning to Horningsea. The weather was dry, bright but quite cool. My time was 1 hour 8'27".

A Green Woodpecker was seen along the track to Allicky Farm. A group of about 10 young Red-Legged Partridges flew away from the track to Horningsea. A Buzzard and a Hare seen at Honey Hill. A few Reed Buntings, Skylarks and other small birds seen.

Monday 18 July 2011

A dull windy morning with light rain for 5-10 minutes. I ran passed Allicky Farm to Horningsea and back along the byway around the edge of Fen Ditton. 7.9 miles in 1 hour 7'57".

A flock of about 40 Swifts seen over Main Street in Quy. 2 Roe Deer along the track to Allicky Farm and a Buzzard here too.