Oxenhope 17-09-2008

0800- 0930hr
SE F1, 9.6degC, 2.9km, Mist / Fog, QNH 1024 rising.

A very murky morning - pretty well fogged off for first half hour - only a short visit today as had domestic duties. Incident of the day - Willow Warbler seeing off two Mistle Thrushes.

VIS MIG

Mipits - circa 70 south
Starling - 8 west
Wheatear - 1 in sand pit area
Chaffinch - 5 SE
Redpoll - 4 west
Alba - 2 NW
Great Tit - two left wood and headed off very high NW
Linnet - 12 south

OTHER

Plenty of Robins in wood today and on track leading down from Jacks.
Mistle Thrush - 2 in wood
Goosander - 2 redhead on res
Canada Goose - single on res
Kestrel - 1
Usual corvid numbers.
LBB - 7 on res
BH - 12 on res
Mipits - circa 50 blogging throughout in sand pits.
Goldfinch - circa 20 ditto

NB - dead red-head Goosander in water in far NW corner of.


Other note - via Gordon Holmes - Honey Buzzard in Wharfedale late pm and two Juv Ospreys (AGG) there mid aft. Honey Buzzard into to roost seemingly - will give it a try a.m.

Cheers

Howard