Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... 18-10-2009

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Sunday 18 October 2009
Counting period: 7:19-11:18
Weather: SW 1-2 4 degrees at first. Haze
Observers: A Hanby


Moving Birds:
Cormorant 7 -
Skylark 35 + 6
Starling 1125 -
Whooper Swan 2 -
Meadow Pipit 12 -
House Sparrow 1 -
Greylag Goose 102 + 20
alba wagtail sp. 6 -
Tree Sparrow 1 -
Anser spec. 72 -
Dunnock 2 -
Chaffinch 56 -
Mallard 1 2
Blackbird 2 -
finch sp. 13 -
Sparrowhawk 2 -
Fieldfare 63 -
Greenfinch 1 -
Common Gull 37 -
Redwing 317 -
Linnet 35 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 -
Coal Tit 4 -
Lesser Redpoll 8 -
Woodpigeon 312 -
Great Tit 1 -
Red Admiral 1 -

Totals: 2247 individuals, 27 species, 3:59 hours

Present: Red Kite 5, Common Buzzard 1, Kestrel 1, Golden Plover 500, Lapwing 90, Skylark 6, Dunnock 1, Redwing 4, Mistle Thrush 1, Jay 1, Magpie 2, Starling 1500

Comments: A much slower day than yesterday whose highlights were low altitude to say the least (metaphorically I mean). The Whooper Swans and Cormorants went South West. The Greylags all were moving to the North of me so not from the Eccup roost. A noticeable reduction in Lapwing on the deck was seen.

Andy Hanby