Soil Hill

 An excellent morning on Soil Hill, in very pleasant birding conditions. Good to see the swan migration continuing into today as well. 

• In total from my vantage point on the Hill I had five flocks of Whooper Swans. Thanks to everyone who put out messages, I only missed BSs flock over Stoodley Pike. All counts I got from photos, but for most I was quite distant so could have got it wrong. In total, from my counts, I got 321 Whoopers, a phenomenal count, albeit two flocks did not enter Calderdale!

08:35	Got up from roost on Ogden, initially heading south before turning back north	59
08:40	Got up from Mixenden, just after the Ogden birds & headed north	38
08:55	PGs flock went north up the Calder Valley as it appeared from where I was, my count is from photos but happy to be corrected	134
09:10	A distant flock went north up the Aire Valley. Very distant, so if anyone closer got a better count that would be great.	42
09:20	The final flock also went up the Aire Valley. Again distant, so if anyone closer got a better count that would be great.	48

• Still seven Teal on the NK Pond, with four drakes

• Small group of three Goldcrest in the Entrance Copse

In total managed 43 species this morning, the full list here; https://ebird.org/checklist/S131944946

-Whooper Swans

-Goldcrest