Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... 10-10-2009

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Saturday 10 October 2009
Counting period: 7:00-12:20
Weather: wnw 3, 2 oktas cool.
Observers: John+Andy


Moving Birds:

Cormorant 4 -
Woodpigeon - 12
Magpie 4 -
Whooper Swan 3 -
Great Spotted Woodpecker 3 -
Jackdaw 18 -
Greylag Goose - 25
Skylark 22 -
Starling 197 -
Teal 6 -
House Martin 3 -
Chaffinch 42 -
Goosander - 1
Meadow Pipit 81 -
finch sp. 38 -
Sparrowhawk 1 -
alba wagtail sp. 10 -
Greenfinch 13 -
Kestrel 2 -
Robin 1 -
Goldfinch 21 -
Lapwing - 16
Ring Ouzel 2 -
Siskin 4 -
Dunlin 1 -
Blackbird 4 -
Linnet 13 -
Common Snipe 38 -
Fieldfare 2 -
Lesser Redpoll 3 -
Black-headed Gull - 19
Redwing 448 -
Reed Bunting 4 -
Common Gull - 3
Mistle Thrush 1 -
Red Admiral 4 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Blue Tit 2 -
Herring Gull 5 -
Jay 2 -

Totals: 1079 individuals, 40 species, 5:20 hours

Present: Golden Plover 250, Lapwing 90, Stock Dove 2, Pied Wagtail 3, Stonechat 1, Mistle Thrush 2, Long-tailed Tit 1, Rook 10, Carrion Crow 10

Comments: The Dunlin was in a group of Snipe. New Snipe day record. The starling got going after 1130 but my rumbling stomach drove me home and precluded a more impressive count!


Counting period: 14:40-15:20
Weather: as earlier
Observers: Andy Hanby

Moving birds:

Common Buzzard 7 -

Totals: 7 individuals, 1 species, 0:40 hours

Present: Red Kite 3

Comments: A quick afternoon look for thrushes- unsuccessful for that but 7 Buzzards was nice.


Andy Hanby and John Blacker