Monday, November 10, 2008

Caldene Fields Watchpoint 10-11-2008

Caldene Fields Watchpoint, Low Moor, Bradford.

10th November 08 Watch 07.15 – 08.45

Weather: A dry cold start with 30% cloud cover to the S/E a F3/4 S/W wind and a temp of 3c. With cloud cover to the S/E visibility was to 9 miles. Around 08.00 cloud cover increased to around 50% still to the S/E reducing visibility to around 5 miles.

Comments : Wood Pigeon again moved to the north but not in any great numbers and Greenfinch started moving in quite good numbers just after dawn then tricked through.

Mallard > 7 W
Black Headed Gull > 84 S/S/W
Common Gull > 12 S/S/W
Wood Pigeon > 56 S + 308 N = 364
Alba Wagtail > 3 W
Starling > 2 W + 24 S/W = 26
Fieldfare > 17 S/W
Redwing > 57 S/S/E
Carrion Crow > 6 S
Greenfinch > 41 S/W
Chaffinch > 4 S/W
Goldfinch > 5 S + 2 W = 7

Martyn Priestley