Calderdale, whilst the shooters continue to burn heather in the back ground.
Soil Hill 1500 - 1600 hrs.
A calm, mild visit to the hill with a slight NE>2 and brilliant blue skies above with a thick band of cloud which has hung down in the valleys throughout the day.
A full 3 circuits of east and west summit, which was badly hampered by the blinding sun, discovered very little with 3 Meadow Pipits, 1 Mistle thrush, female Stonechat briefly around the nw corner along with a pair of Mallard.
Sky wise, a few mixed gulls headed for the Oxenhope roost, 1 Mistle Thrush high and >S and 23 Fieldfare over heading to roost at Ogden.
Otherwise , apart from some spectacular skies, that was it but once again it re assured me that we,re now missing anything up there plus the fact that I got 4 good bags of Nyjer seed down in selected areas, we can but try.
A call from NK reported yesterdays Ogden Wigeon moved on ,as expected,. with no shoreline for them to graze on.
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