Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... 31-10-2009

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Saturday 31 October 2009
Counting period: 6:45-11:00
Weather: v mild getting cooler later. 8/8 cloud with mist at fist, 2km vis, later 4/8 cloud vis to 15k plus. Wind SW 1 later WSW, then W 2-3
Observers: Andrew Hanby and John Blacker


Moving birds:
Pink-footed Goose 11 -
Collared Dove 2 -
Starling 1106 -
Canada Goose 2 + 2
Skylark - 22
Chaffinch 33 -
Lapwing 205 -
Meadow Pipit 49 -
finch sp. 11 -
Common Snipe 10 -
alba wagtail sp. 4 -
Greenfinch 2 -
Black-headed Gull 7 -
Blackbird 5 -
Goldfinch 23 -
Common Gull 23 -
Fieldfare 259 -
Linnet 12 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 + 1
Song Thrush 1 -
Lesser Redpoll 28 -
Stock Dove 2 -
Redwing 879 -
Lapland Bunting 1 -
Woodpigeon 239 -
Mistle Thrush 2 -
Reed Bunting 1 -

Totals: 2943 individuals, 27 species, 4:15 hours

Present: Red Kite 2, Common Buzzard 3, Kestrel 1, Golden Plover 600, Lapwing 450, Common Snipe 5, Black-headed Gull 80, Common Gull 20, Little Owl 1, alba wagtail sp. 2, Dunnock 1, Blackbird 4, Magpie 1, Jackdaw 426, Rook 40, Carrion Crow 25, Starling 10000

Comments: Slow but interesting with Lapland Bunting the highlight. Skylarks WNW, Finches generally S and SSW, thrushes more SW and WSW. Starling WSW and W. Late edit after Martyns post which reminded me of the vast no of starling on the deck which seem to come in from the East but sadly don't all get beyond the gourmet fields next to us!

Andy and John