Stainburn Moor.. it isent finished yet! 14-10-2009

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Counting period: 7:25-12:12
Weather: wind 0-1 variable 6 oktas mist at first with fog in the Wharfe valley to the South
Observers: Andrew Hanby


Moving Birds:

Greylag Goose - 2
Grey Wagtail - 2
Starling 1390 -
Marsh Harrier 1 -
alba wagtail sp. 16 -
Tree Sparrow 3 -
Common Buzzard 2 -
Dunnock 4 -
Chaffinch 44 -
Peregrine 2 -
Blackbird 1 -
Brambling 7 -
Common Snipe 41 -
Fieldfare 73 -
finch sp. 34 -
Curlew 1 -
Song Thrush 11 -
Goldfinch 16 -
Black-headed Gull - 44
Redwing 1736 -
Siskin 3 -
Common Gull 15 + 4
Mistle Thrush 2 - Linnet 16 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 -
Blue Tit 3 -
Lesser Redpoll 35 -
Stock Dove 1 -
Great Tit 6 -
Crossbill 1 -
Woodpigeon 39 -
Jay 1 -
Bullfinch 3 -
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 -
Magpie 7 -
Yellowhammer 1 -
Skylark 47 -
Jackdaw 32 -
Reed Bunting 4 -
Meadow Pipit 116 -
Carrion Crow 10 -

Totals: 3779 individuals, 41 species, 4:47 hours

Present: Red Kite 3, Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 1, Golden Plover 270, Lapwing 450, Common Snipe 4, Common Gull 19, Mistle Thrush 2, Rook 25, Carrion Crow 5

Comments: Another very interesting day with lots of birds including an adult female marsh Harrier and two different Peregrines through as well as decent numbers of many other species, notably snipe. A Migrant Hawker dragonfly went SW


Counting period: 14:50-16:25
Weather: wind f1 W dry haze 8 oktas
Observers: Andrew Hanby

Moving Birds:

Black-headed Gull 65 -
Redwing 14 -
Common Gull 18 -
Starling 307 -
Woodpigeon 51 -
Linnet 1 -
Meadow Pipit 2 -

Totals: 458 individuals, 7 species, 1:35 hours

Present: Mallard 2, Common Buzzard 1, Kestrel 2, Peregrine 1, Common Snipe 10, Blackbird 2, Mistle Thrush 2, Jay 2


Comments: In view of the large number of incoming redwings reported from the East coast tgoday thought Id see if they d appear - but sadly not. Another peregrine, this time loafing around. A total of 10 snipe came in from the East and landed in a field just to the East of me. Starlings still going SW

Andy Hanby

Queensbury... early morning indicator 14-10-2009

0745.
Vertical visibity thro fog to open skies. Plenty Redwing all going west. But not like yesterday.

After the fog cleared at c0845... back to normality and all quiet!

Brian Sumner our local early morning INDICATOR man!

Paul Clough... 14-10-2009

Paul Clough 0725 - 0900,
Again birds moving through as I arrived, the Clough was full of Redwing, most birds moving west.

Redwing 520,
Fieldfare 60
Starling 40
Redpoll 6
Chaffinch 15

Brian Vickers.