Calderdale Birds

Been trying hard all year for Black Redstart but this mornings visit to Soil Hill paid off with two. Both first spotted at a distance catchi...

Pair of Pintail reported this morning from Whiteholme - dropped in mid-morning (MH) Also earlier today a Little Egret flew up Colden Cloug...

Checked the ski-lake as best we could this afternoon despite the limited viewing. A drake Goldeneye was a nice surprise towards the east end...

A small group of Whooper Swans were reported yesterday morning flying over Cold Edge (AR) around 10:30. Later in the day what appear as the...

Whooper Swan 10. Flew off ESE 8 of 15 Golden Plover

Grey Wagtail

Redshank 2 10 of 25 Golden Plover

 A pleasant afternoon, overcast with no breeze, and the sunshine was limited to about half-a-minute. A flock of 20+ Long-tailed Tits moved a...

Raven 1. Flew off south Also: 2 Ravens north at Blackstone Edge

 A great morning to be out with fog in the valley's and swirling fog on the tops. Pink-footed geese 525 all WSW in 6 skeins Jackdaw 217 ...

 

 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

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