Halifax birding; Week 3

With November drawing to a close there were only a few highlights on Soil Hill this week. There continued to be reasonable numbers of Common Snipe around, as well as the occasional Jack Snipe thrown in for good measure. On the 27^th 71 Pink-footed Geese flew south distantly in awful conditions, and on the 28^th 53 flew north. Also on the 27^th a female Goosander flew over the Hill, allowing me grab a photo of this species for the eBird illustrated checklist. Passerine wise the week was fairly uneventful, with a single Lesser Redpoll flying over on the 25^th and a couple of Ravens blogging on the 27^th and 29^th.
On the 26^th I had an afternoon birding around Walshaw Dean and Lower Gorple. Walshaw Dean was quiet except for a flock of 38 Pink-footed Geese that flew Northwest up the valley. Lower Gorple was nice, with 10 teal roosting on the back of the reservoir, which was a Halifax yeartick for me. 

-Grey Wagtail

-Northern Raven

-Goosander

-Pink-footed Geese

Species List:
Soil Hill: Greylag Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Canada Goose, Mallard, Goosander, Common Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Common Wood Pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Moorhen, Northern Lapwing, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, European Herring Gull, Grey Heron, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Northern Raven, Eurasian Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldcrest, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Common Blackbird, Fieldfare, European Robin, European Stonechat, Dunnock, Meadow Pipit, Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Bullfinch, Common Linnet, Lesser Redpoll, Common Reed Bunting
Walshaw Dean: Pink-footed Goose, Mallard, Common Pheasant, Red Grouse, Common Wood Pigeon, Northern Lapwing, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Northern Raven, Goldcrest, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Mistle Thrush, Common Blackbird, Fieldfare, European Robin, European Stonechat, Dunnock, Common Chaffinch, Common Reed Bunting,
Lower Gorple: Mallard, Eurasian Teal, Common Pheasant, Red Grouse, Northern Lapwing, Common Buzzard, Western Barn Owl, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Common Blackbird, European Robin, European Stonechat, Grey Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Common Chaffinch,