Although lost in yesterdays Yellow-browed Warbler induced euphoria, I also added Great-spotted Woodpecker to my Soil Hill yearlist! And thanks to this GSW I have now reached 100 species for Soil Hill in 2024!!! Just the 4th time I have reached this milestone! #SoilHillBirding#UKBirding
Well... What a day... Today a tiny piece of Siberia arrived in Pennine West Yorkshire! It has long been a dream of mine to find a Yellow-browed Warbler here on Soil Hill, and today it actually happened! What an incredible feeling! Enjoy your stay buddy! #SoilHillBirding#UKBirding#UKBirds
💥FULL-FAT SOIL HILL TICK💥 💥NUMBER 127💥 💥GREAT EGRET💥 Still a rare bird in Halifax, but a target here for the past few years! Flying north this morning! The highlight of a day featuring my 1st Marsh Harrier of the year, and a record 24 Snipe passing through! #SoilHillBirding
Well there were no waders at Whiteholme Reservoir this afternoon! But there was an incredibly dapper Wheatear moulting into his adult finery! Sir, you look FINE! Always a privilege to see my favourite birds so close to home! #UKBirding#UKBirds
Sadly I had already resigned myself to my first Spotted Flycatcher-less Autumn since 2018... But the easterly winds have delivered, with my latest ever individual here! Also one of the showiest! #SoilHillBirding#UKBirding
💥💥MY FIRST BLUESKY SOIL HILL TICK 💥💥 💥💥NUMBER 126💥💥 💥💥WIGEON💥💥 I was enjoying a delightful Soil Hill Pink-footed Goose migration morning when I spotted three small interlopers trying to sneak through among the skeins! The delights of Pennine VizMig! #SoilHillBirding
Well I missed my train which means I have a lovely hour to kill at the station! Still, I have some very curious Starlings to throw Greggs at, and they’ll help pass the time nicely! Imagine not liking birds
It was never going to be a classic Soil Hill autumn day in strong northeasterly winds, but there was at least some reward for my efforts with this very nice Whinchat! This is just my third of a slow autumn for this species! #SoilHillBirding
Made a rare afternoon visit to Soil Hill in order to get Feral Pigeon for my day list, after they eluded me in the morning... Anyway, after five minutes on site an OSPREY flew over heading high southwest! ITS A REYT PLACE SOIL HILL! #SoilHillBirding#UKBirding
A very enjoyable morning on Soil Hill. Very little VizMig to speak of, although a Yellow Wagtail that went south is only my (and Halifax’s) 2nd of the year. The grounded migrants made up for it; 2 Sedge Warbler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Wheatear, 3 Chiffchaff & 3 Whitethroat. #SoilHillBirding
