Nab End, Rombalds Moor... 17-10-2009

Nab End, Rombalds Moor – 17 Oct 2009

The steep climb up to Nab End just before 07.30 was noticeable for the lack of conversation as John and I gulped for more oxygen.
We missed the pre-sunrise check all but for the last eight minutes when nothing was seen or heard.
Weather – a light northerly wind greeted us with a 90% cloud cover and fair visibility. Between 08.50 and 09.00, low thin cloud came in from the NE producing light drizzle and poorer visibility. This soon passed and conditions improved greatly with high broken cloud and the occasional short sunny break. The light wind dropped further to being just noticeable.

First period
Unidentified gulls – 2 SW
Redwing – 56 S, 80 SW total 136
Woodpigeon – 6 W
BHG – 1 W
Meadow Pipit – 9 S, 1SW total 10
Fieldfare – 15 S
Chaffinch – 6 NW
Finch sp. -3 S, 4 NE total 7

Second period
Chaffinch – 5 NE, 1 W, 3 NW total 9
L B B – 3 W
Meadow Pipit – 3 NW, 2 S total 5
Goldfinch – 1 S
Woodpigeon – 2 SW, 30 W total 33
Fieldfare – 50 W, 60 NW, 1 S total 111
Starling – 2 SW
Skylark – 2 E

Third period
Fieldfare – 25 W, 444 NW total 469
Woodpigeon – 5 W, 4 NW, 7 N total 16
Siskin - 1 NW
Starling - 5 NW
Meadow Pipit – 1 S, 1 SW, 2 N total 4
Chaffinch – 4 N, 1 W total 5
Redwing – 123 NW
Skylark – 8 NW

Grand totals – Fieldfare 595, Redwing 259, Woodpigeon 55, Meadow Pipit 19, Starling 7, Chaffinch 20, Skylark 10, LBB 3, BHG 1, Siskin 1 Goldfinch 1,
Finch sp. 7

A more productive morning but not convinced that the site is worth covering next year.

Shaun Radcliffe & John Preshaw.