Caldene Fields Watchpoint 23-10-2008

Caldene Fields, Low Moor, Bradford, W Yorks

23rd October 08 Watch 07.15 – 09.30
Weather: A dry blustery watch with 100% low cloud cover at 07.15 reducing to 60 % patchy thin high cloud to the S/W. A F5/6 S/S/W with the odd gust to F7. Temp 8c with ground visibility to 11 miles.

Comments: I went out this morning ‘half hearted’ due the strong S/S/W wind but was pleasantly surprised as a good number of birds were moving albeit in small numbers. 3 species of gull were moving which can be unusual here. Greenfinch battled through in reasonable numbers some were even quite high which is a little unusual here and especially given the strength of the headwind.

Black Headed Gull > 123 S/S/W
LBB Gull > 7 S
Common Gull > 18 S
Wood Pigeon > 16 S
Meadow Pipit > 1 S
Alba Wagtail > 3 E + 17 W/S/W = 20
Starling > 35 W/S/W
Mistle Thrush > 1 S/W
Redwing > 107 W/S/W
Fieldfare > 4 S
Carrion Crow > 78S/S/W
Chaffinch > 7 S/W = 4 N/W = 11
Greenfinch > 71 W/S/W
Goldfinch > 17 S

Martyn Priestley