Today was Whooper Swan day in Calderdale, and across the entire north of England it seemed. I had already done a round on Soil Hill mid-mor...

  Its been quite a week on the Hill, with some days being very pleasant and producing incredible migration, while others have been awful wit...

Soil Hill The autumn excitement continued to persist this week, despite gloomy and often quite breezy conditions. There continued to be a li...

Soil Hill Although I have thoroughly enjoyed my time birding on Soil Hill this year, it has never felt like it ever reached the heights of l...

Soil Hill As is typical for a summer week on Soil Hill, birding was generally quiet, with nothing of real note until the 20th. The first mig...

Soil Hill A pretty typical mid-June week with very little of note overall, but pleasant birding with many of the established migrants still ...

The week started with a bang but sadly a northerly weather system arrived on the 10th significantly reducing activity on the Hill for most ...