Soil Hill
Once again Soil Hill was very steady with no significant arrivals during the week. Overall numbers of Whitethroats and Willow Warblers remained fairly consistent, although a sucessful Whitethroat territorie on Taylor Lane from 2020 at last returned, bringing the total number of territories up to at least nine. The Sedge Warbler finally returned on the 17th but was elusive and difficult to get to grips with. Otherwise notable observations were limited. A single Siskin flew north on the 22nd, a pair of Mistle Thrush were present on the 23rd and a pair of Collared Doves flew over the Ned Hill Track on two dates during the week.
-Sedge Warbler
Whiteholme Reservoir
Passage wader numbers continued to drop and despite ideal conditions there was nothing of real note on any dates, with Dunlin numbers starting at seven on the 18th but dwindling down to just two on the 22nd. Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers remained present, with Oystercatchers also making intermittent appearances. There were a couple of notable sightings during the week. On the 17th there was a pair of Shelduck on the far shore. Although I can't be certain, I think this is a Calderdale tick for me, having failed to connect with any last year. Finally on the 22nd there was something more notable when I picked out a roosting Common Tern early morning. It remained settled for maybe 30 minutes before it was flushed by a Crow and flew strongly SW calling.
-Shelduck
-Common Tern
Species List:
Soil Hill: Canada Goose, Mallard, Red-legged Partridge, Common Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Common Wood Pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Swift, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Curlew, Common Snipe, European Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Eurasian Skylark, Sedge Warbler, Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Mistle Thrush, Common Blackbird, European Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Common Chaffinch, Common Linnet, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Siskin, Common Reed Bunting,
Whiteholme Reservoir: Canada Goose, Common Shelduck, Mallard, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Oystercatcher, European Golden Plover, Northern Lapwing, Common Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Eurasian Curlew, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Carrion Crow, Northern Raven, Eurasian Skylark, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Wren, Northern Wheatear, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit,
Soil Hill: Canada Goose, Mallard, Red-legged Partridge, Common Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Common Wood Pigeon, Eurasian Collared Dove, Common Swift, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Curlew, Common Snipe, European Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Eurasian Skylark, Sedge Warbler, Barn Swallow, Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Mistle Thrush, Common Blackbird, European Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Common Chaffinch, Common Linnet, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Siskin, Common Reed Bunting,
Whiteholme Reservoir: Canada Goose, Common Shelduck, Mallard, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Oystercatcher, European Golden Plover, Northern Lapwing, Common Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Eurasian Curlew, Dunlin, Common Sandpiper, Common Tern, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Peregrine Falcon, Carrion Crow, Northern Raven, Eurasian Skylark, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Wren, Northern Wheatear, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit,
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