Calderdale Birds

 

 Mandarin 2 females (grey bills)

Whiteholme today from MH - in a strong blustery wind but good visibility.   A cracking start with  17 Stonechats along the long drain,. 2 R...

1 of a flock of 15 Mistle Thrush Also: parties of 12 Greenfinch and 9 Goldfinch, and 1 female Chaffinch

 A struggle to find much today on Hunter Hill and Carr's Beck and nothing at all on Mixenden res'r other than a few 'loafing...

 Today's news from MH. Well done braving it out in the strong blustery wind !  41 Golden Plover, 47 Pink-footed Geese >W, 11 Meadow P...

Tufted Duck male

It was grim up there early afternoon - compared with the lower ground. I made a mistake of wearing boots and not wellies. What a muddy mess ...

1 of 6 Teal Reed Bunting, Stonechat, and Meadow Pipits Stonechat and Magpie

  **NERF Raptor Conference 15 November 25, £20 delegate fee for under 25s* The status of the Red Kite in NE England John Barrett A life with...

1cy Goosander, (white line below eye and through lores to bill) Also, 1 Kingfisher

Midday: Meadow Pipit 15, Wheatear 2, Carrion Crow 2, Goldfinch 2 (1 ad, 1 juv)

   A pleasant morning on Soil Hill with very little activity overall but a few standouts. The highlight of these, for me at least, were two ...

Teal 10

  Seen today on the path to Whiteholme Reservoir at 17.10 ....Amazing

  A steady morning on Soil Hill with little moving until 08:50 when all of a sudden the skies above Halifax were filled with Pink-footed Gee...

(Autumn) female Stonechat with weak supercilium and pale throat

Started off the day with 58 Pink-footed Geese over  Lee Mount as I was checking the moth trap. Not very clear photos, they were so high up h...

An hour or so on the hill top there this afternoon. Many of the fields had been freshly cut and long grass left in rows though I suspect aft...

   Despite the cold conditions and northwesterly winds, it was a very enjoyable morning on Soil Hill. Not too many birds moving, with the ex...