Caldene Fields Watchpoint 19-10-2008

19th October 08 Watch 07.00 – 09.30

Weather:
A dry mild start with 90% high cloud cover with slightly clearer skies to the S/E. A F1 S/W wind with a temp of 9c. Around 08.15hr heavy cloud came in from the S/W bringing 100% low cloud, mist and drizzle increasing to light rain. Visibility at 07.00hr to 11 miles reducing from 08.15hr to 1 miles.

Comments:
A relatively poor watch due to poor weather and viewing conditions. There was no repeat of the massive thrush movement although some birds were noted moving to the S/S/W.

0.700 – 07.15
Redwing > 4 S - Meadow Pipit > 1 S

0.7.15 – 07.30
Redwing > 3 S/W - Blackbird > 1 S - C Crow > 3 N/N/W + 1 S/W - Chaffinch > 2 S - Sparrow Hawk > 1 N/W - Startling >2 N/W - Redpoll > 1 S/W

07.30 – 07.45
Redwing > 41 W/S/W - Alba Wag > 3 S + 1 N/W - Mipit > 1 S -Greenfinch > 4 - Chaffinch > 2 W - C Crow > 2 W - BH Gull > 18 S - Goldfinch > 1 S – Fieldfare > 12 W/S/W

07.45 – 08.00
Redwing > 63 S/S/W – Fieldfare > 3 S – BH Gull > 19 S – Greenfinch > 10 S/W - Goldfinch > 3 W – Wood Pigeon > 109 S/S/W – Starling > 1 S/W - C Crow > 6 S/W – Mipit > 2 S – Alba Wag > 7 S + 4 N

08.00 – 08.15
Redwing > 71 W/S/W – BH Gull > 2 S – Greenfinch > 7 S/W – Chaffinch > 7 N- Wood Pigeon > 122 S – C Crow 1 S

08.15 – 08.30
Redwing > 31 W/N/W – Starling > 14 S/W – Greenfinch > 2 S/W - Chaffinch > 4 W/S/W – Wood Pigeon 5 S/S/W – C Crow 1 S

08.30 – 08.45
Redwing > 7 S/S/W – Greenfinch > 2 S/W – Meadow Pipit > 1 S - Wood Pigeon > 4 S – Chaffinch > 1 N/W – Alba Wag 1 E

08.45 – 09.00
Redwing > 71 W/N/W – Fieldfare > 6 S – Greenfinch > 4 S/W – BH Gull > 3 S - Starling > 30 S/W – Wood Pigeon 1 S – Redpoll 1 S – Goldfinch > 1 S

09.00 – 09.15
Redwing > 59 S/W – Fieldfare > 6 S/W – Greenfinch > 2 S/W

09.15 – 09.30
Redwing > 133 S/W – Fieldfare > 47 S/W – Wood Pigeon > 54 S

Redwing = 482
Fieldfare = 74
Wood Pigeon = 295
Greenfinch = 31
Chaffinch = 17
Starling = 47
BH Gull = 40
Alba Wag = 16
C Crow = 12

Martyn Priestley