Caldene Fields 18-10-2005

Wonderful stuff Martyn, these brilliant mornings really are worth the wait!! Dave.
----- Original Message -----
From: Martyn Priestley
To: Daveb
Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:45 PM
Subject: An excellent morning!

Hi David
Caldene Fields 18th of October 05 VM from 07.30 - 9.30am
Weather: A dry morning cool and cloudy with breaking cloud to the S/E. Good visibility to about two miles with a S/E F2 wind.

Comments : A very special morning! with vast numbers of Redwing moving S/W. Also two species of wader moving E & W which is very good for Low Moor.

Pink Footed Goose > 7 W
Sparrow Hawk > 2 W
Golden Plover > 32 E
Snipe > 3 W
Black Headed Gull > 58 S
Wood Pigeon > 307 S + 18 E (Total 325)
Stock Dove > 1 N/W
Skylark > 4 N/W
Meadow Pipit > 12 S + 5 W (Total 17)
Pied Wagtail > 16E + 3S
Fieldfare > 1 E
Redwing > 1137 S/W + 36 E (Total 1173)
Mistle Thrush 4 N/W
Jackdaw > 61S
Carrion Crow > 6S + 4 N/W
Chaffinch > 4S + 5W
Greenfinch > 19E + 14W
Goldfinch > 8E + 3S
Starling >189 SS/W

Due to been swamped at times!! a number of Finches and Wagtails were not Logged an estimated count of these are
Finch Sp > 35
Alba Wagtails > 15

Martyn

Watchpoint 18-10-2005

Watchpoint 18-10-2005
Members only watchpoint
News from John at the watchpoint this morning.
(main species only)

Wind: SE F3 rising F5, Temp: cold, Cloud: 9ok, Visibility good. Pressure: falling

0730 – 1000hr (JS)
Thrush sp 1430 > between S and W
Woodpigeon 1400 > S
Finch sp 230 > between S and W
Meadow Pipit 320 > S
Jackdaw 300
Cormorant 1

Dave.