Open sky to the north west briefly (c) 2009
Deep haze with abysmal visibility (c) 2009
Rain coming over from Lancashire and lenticularis forming (c) 2009
High Greylags SW and E (c) 2009
High Canadas east (c) 2009
Oxenhope, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Sunday 18 October 2009
Counting period: 7:15-13:00
Weather (first period): SSW F1, 5degC, 30km haze increasing, 9/8, QNH 1023 falling
Observers (first period): Dave Barker, Howard Creber
Moving birds:
Cormorant 1 -
Stock Dove 2 -
Jackdaw 106 -
Pink-footed Goose - 94
Woodpigeon 151 -
Carrion Crow 2 + 3
Greylag Goose 23 -
Skylark - 32
Starling - 1084
Canada Goose 26 -
Swallow 1 -
Chaffinch 49 -
Mallard 3 -
Meadow Pipit 25 -
Brambling - 3
Golden Plover 24 -
alba wagtail sp. 10 -
finch sp. 19 -
Lapwing - 2
Stonechat 3 -
Greenfinch 208 -
Dunlin 1 -
Fieldfare - 1576
Goldfinch 15 -
Common Snipe 14 -
Song Thrush - 7
Siskin 17 -
Black-headed Gull 327 -
Redwing - 789
Linnet 6 -
Common Gull 68 -
Mistle Thrush - 3
Reed Bunting 2 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull 7 -
Jay 2 -
Herring Gull 1 -
Magpie 6 -
Totals: 4712 individuals, 37 species, 5:45 hours
Comments: 0715-0737hr No Count.; ....0737 - 0837hr a slow start with deep haze producing abysmal visibility in the hills, crashing hopes of a good day.; ....0837 - 0937hr. Things getting worse with haze closing in reducing effective vision.; ...0937 - 1037hr an unremarkable period except for the high numbers of Greenfinch and a single string of Magpies going high south.; ....1037 - 1137hr visibility improving and thus the birds but still quite unremarkable. A trickle of high geese passing with Canadas east, Greylags south west and pinks north west.; ....1137 - 1300hr birds still moving so stayed on to count. A skein of pinks went high NW and Skylark picked up dramatically. As yesterday Starling continued to increase. Definately an improving morning following a poor start but by 1237hr the increasing wind was beginning to dampen things down.
Dave
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