No standout species from recent visits to Soil Hill, but a steady trickle of interesting birds. This mornings highlight was a pair of Grey Partridge on Perseverance Road, my first sighting of these reclusive birds in 2026. It was nice to find a Jack Snipe in the thermal, before it was unfortunately flushed by another Jack Snipe taking off next to it, which I had not seen. A flock of 35+ Fieldfare continues to enjoy the delights of the fields along Taylor Lane, although presumably they will soon be on their way. A scattering of finch movement recently as well, with four Siskin this morning and a single Lesser Redpoll.
Yesterday I could only find a single Jack Snipe, but had a nice bonus snipe when I flushed a Woodcock from the North Slope Tree-Line. A Great Spotted Woodpecker flew SW, briefly stopping on the North Slope and two Greylag Geese flew NE. The day before that my visit was during the early afternoon once the morning fog had cleared. A Redwing at the bottom of the North Slope was the highlight.
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