2 male Common Scoter
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Saturday, March 09, 2024
A Whooper Swans week.
Since last Sunday 3rd March good numbers of Whooper Swans have been reported over Calderdale with earlier ones from 11th and 21st February. Most, heading in a westerly or north westerly direction as they start their migration back to Iceland - maybe stopping off along the west coasts of England and Scotland as well as in Ireland.
Nearly 600 birds in the last week from 10+ flocks, with numbers between single figures and a maximum of 158 on the 8th.
There is time for more, so worth keeping a watch - and a listen.
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Soil Hill and Hebble Brook
Monday, March 04, 2024
Sunday, March 03, 2024
Time for Whooper Swans !
A good start to March with 70 Whoopers over Barkisland around 08:20 this morning (TW) must have been a great sight, and sound. Hopefully some more flyovers or some to rest on local reservoirs in the next 2 / 3 weeks.
Garden visitors
Two Nuthatch visiting the feeder over the winter and still here today - 3rd March. Seeming to feed exclusively on sunflower hearts.
Friday, March 01, 2024
Cold Edge
A poor day today with lots of snow on the tops from this mornings weather. !
Hunter Hill - a check on the recent Skylark field drew a blank for the larks but 40 Lapwing nearby seemed very unsettled with lots of flying about then re-settling in the snow covered fields.
Cold Edge - 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Curlew, 100+ Canada Geese and pair Tufted Duck. All scoped from higher up on the moor.
Withens Head - 1 Red Grouse and a single Curlew
A bleak outlook over the moor with mist rising from the valley beyond Rocking Stone Flat.Thursday, February 29, 2024
Soil Hill / Cold Edge
Cold Edge and Hunter Hill
Tried for more Skylarks this week, after last weeks birds on Cold Edge Road peaked at 48 (BS). They seem to have moved on now probably with a few local birds remaining. (?)
Yesterday in the drizzle 35 migrant Curlew were feeding in fields on the slopes of Hunter Hill but got spooked by a loose dog and the birds headed off noisily >NE. Not a lot else in the conditions but a Green Woodpecker seems to be about in that area.