Hunter Hill, Calderdale... 30-10-2009

Cold Edge, Halifax (W Yorks, England)
Friday 30 October 2009
Counting period: 8:30-11:30
Weather: 10c mist and low cloud, poor visibility improving slightly by 11:30. Wind SE F2 -F4
Observers: Dave Sutcliffe

Moving Birds:
Mallard 1 -
Fieldfare 141 + 110
Goosander 1 -
Redwing 9 -
Sparrowhawk 1 -
Mistle Thrush 3 -
Stock Dove 2 -
Jackdaw 16 -
Woodpigeon 8 -
Rook - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 -
Raven - 2
Meadow Pipit 10 -
Chaffinch - 6

Totals: 313 individuals, 14 species, 3:00 hours

Present: Canada Goose 1, Barnacle Goose 1, Black-headed Gull 62, Common Gull 12, Green Woodpecker 1, Meadow Pipit 88, Robin 1, Stonechat 1, Jay 2, Magpie 18, Carrion Crow 38

Comments: Poor visibility and very little movement this morning other than 141 Fieldfares S and 110 N (but they could have been the same birds returning or disorientated in the mist?) 88 Meadow Pipits were feeding in the nearby quarry and most of the Carrion Crows were around a possible sheep carcass on the moor

Dave Sutcliffe