Gulls on the Ice 14-02-2009

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Lesser black-backed Gull (c) 2009
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Common Gull (c) 2009

Dave

Pinkies 14-02-2009

14th Feb Stainburn Moor 9.30-1100

Pink Footed Goose, 1570 NNW- all between 10.05 and 10.35; 8 flocks range 60 - 300; 1060 up Fewston side, rest Vale of York. Think another PFG movement tomorrow is likely.

Have fun

Andy H
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Pinkies moving here today (14th) as well Andy. Big movement of over 1,000 birds reported this morning over the Calderdale area - all heading west between 0935 and 1110hr (similar time slot to you)..... see:

http://calderbirds.blogspot.com/2009/02/pink-footed-geese.html

(DJ Sutcliffe)


also:

Haworth 9.50am, c200 geese skein flying W.N.W

200+Pink-footed geese Cottingley heading West at 11am approx

also see:

http://queensburybirder.blogspot.com/2009/02/what-day.html

(NigelK and BS)

Interesting and understandable that as the year gets older, the main goose slot becomes earlier in the day!

Here at Oxenhope the road to the watchpoint is still snow and ice bound after the last couple of weeks, reservoir thick with ice and moors still deep with snow..... thawing now but only slowly.

Dave