Soil Hill
While the new arrivals were limited to a new male Blackcap on the 1st, it is still enjoyable to bird the hill. The many migrants already established are still in fine voice, and the sites breeding waders are always a delight to see. The fields are now full of buttercups and the various bushes are looking green and fantastic.
Whiteholme Reservoir
I was only able to enjoy visits at the end of the week due to work, those days were extremely enjoyable. Remarkably, on the 5th, the exact same day as last year, there was a Little Stint present on the mud. This individual was not as approachable as last years bird, but I did not try as I didn't want to flush it in case any other birders arrived during the day. It was still present the next day, but had become much more mobile. This stunning bird is certainly the highlight of the spring, remarkably just the second ever spring record for Calderdale.
There were a number of other birds during the week, including 2 Grey Herons that flew over on the 4th, as well as two drake Eurasian Teal on the 6th, as well as 2 Twite that flew over Byron Edge on the same day. But besides that, its awesome to listen to the Dunlin singing every time I go up. Early morning before the dog walkers arrive, it really is something special.
-Little Stint
-Dunlin
Species List:
Soil Hill: Canada Goose, Mallard, Red-legged Partridge, Common Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Common Wood Pigeon, Common Swift, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Curlew, Common Snipe, European Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Eurasian Blue Tit, Eurasian Skylark, Sedge Warbler, Sand Martin, Barn Swallow, Common House Martin, Willow Warbler, Eurasian Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Mistle Thrush, Common Blackbird, European Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Common Chaffinch, European Greenfinch, Common Linnet, European Goldfinch, Common Reed Bunting,
Whiteholme Reservoir: Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Mallard, Common Pheasant, Red Grouse, Feral Pigeon, Common Swift, Eurasian Oystercatcher, European Golden Plover, Northern Lapwing, Common Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Eurasian Curlew, Dunlin, Little Stint, Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Short-eared Owl, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Skylark, Eurasian Wren, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Common Reed Bunting,
Soil Hill: Canada Goose, Mallard, Red-legged Partridge, Common Pheasant, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Common Wood Pigeon, Common Swift, Common Moorhen, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Curlew, Common Snipe, European Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel, Eurasian Magpie, Western Jackdaw, Rook, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Eurasian Blue Tit, Eurasian Skylark, Sedge Warbler, Sand Martin, Barn Swallow, Common House Martin, Willow Warbler, Eurasian Blackcap, Common Whitethroat, Eurasian Wren, Common Starling, Mistle Thrush, Common Blackbird, European Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Common Chaffinch, European Greenfinch, Common Linnet, European Goldfinch, Common Reed Bunting,
Whiteholme Reservoir: Greylag Goose, Canada Goose, Mallard, Common Pheasant, Red Grouse, Feral Pigeon, Common Swift, Eurasian Oystercatcher, European Golden Plover, Northern Lapwing, Common Ringed Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Eurasian Curlew, Dunlin, Little Stint, Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Cormorant, Grey Heron, Short-eared Owl, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Skylark, Eurasian Wren, Pied Wagtail, Meadow Pipit, Common Reed Bunting,
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