Caldene Fields Watchpoint 21-10-2008

Sun Up over East Bierley(c) MP 2008

21st October 08 Watch 07.15 – 09.00hr
Weather: A damp start with 40% high cloud with clearer skies to the east and a F3/4 W/S/W wind. A drop in temp to 6c. These conditions quickly deteriorated around 08.00 as rain clouds pushed in from the south giving fairly persistent light to heavy rain. Ground visibility at 07.15 to 10 miles reducing to 3 miles by 09.00

Comments: A fairly poor watch due mainly to the weather conditions with few birds moving. No large thrush movement noted but Redwing struggled through in very small groups as 21 parties were seen containing only 101 birds. A good count of BH Gull pushed south.

Moving Birds:
Black Headed Gull > 103 S/S/W
Canada Goose > 4 W
Wood Pigeon > 23 S + 79 N = 102
Meadow Pipit > 1S
Alba Wagtail > 9 S/W + 4 N = 13
Starling > 9 W/S/W
Mistle Thrush > 4 N/W
Redwing > 101 W/S/W
Fieldfare > 17 W/S/W
Carrion Crow > 2 S/S/W
Chaffinch > 1 S/W + 4 N/W= 5
Greenfinch > 57 W/S/W

Martyn Priestley

An industrial view.... looking towards Wyke (c) MP 2008