Soil Hill - updates from the week

Latest update from Soil Hill after a very productive week.

13th April

1st Grasshopper Warbler of the year. Bird flushed at the top of the north slope treeline

18 Curlew in the bottom field

1 Whitethroat

-Grasshopper Warbler

14th April

Highlight of the week, and possibly the spring so far, was a cracking Whimbrel on the bottom fields with the Curlew.

A Jay flew over the hill

7 Willow Warbler

1 Whitethroat

-Whimbrel

-Willow Warbler

15th April

Scattering of migrants present 

At least one Ring Ouzel, possibly two. Bird seen was an absolute corker of a male. Another bird was heard but could have been the same bird moved up through the scrub. Impression in the field was that it was a different bird.

Pair of Stonechat 

2 Wheatear (1 male)

8 Willow Warbler, 7 singing

1 Whitethroat singing

1 Barn Swallow blogging

-Male Ring Ouzel

-Wheatear

16th April

Female Ring Ouzel in the fields off Taylor Lane. Same location as the bird on the 12th, so probably same bird that has been remaining elusive.

1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling

1 male Stonechat 

At least 4 Snipe in the bottom fields 

Peregrine flew through

-Taylor Lane Ring Ouzel

17th April

1 Grasshopper Warbler reeling from different location

18th April

Male Ring Ouzel dropped out of the sky and landed breifly on a wall before heading south. Female bird seen again in fields off Taylor Lane.

1 Goldcrest in plantation across from main entrance track

1 Buzzard flew north

-Ring Ouzel

19th April

1 Wheatear by the NK pond

Marsh Harrier very distantly over towards Ovenden Moor. Lost the bird, cannot say which way it went. 

2 Swallows blogging

2 Whitethroat singing