Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... 14-02-2010

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Sunday 14 February 2010
Counting period: 8:00-11:10
Weather: N 3 veering NNE 3. 1 oktas early- 4 later. 1 celsius at first rising to 5. ground frost first thing. Visiility v good to south but haze to E and NE.
Observers: A Hanby, J Blacker

Moving birds;
Cormorant - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 13
Pink-footed Goose - 35
Woodpigeon - 37
Canada Goose - 12
Skylark - 18
Shelduck - 1
Meadow Pipit - 7
Lapwing - 35
Fieldfare - 1
Curlew - 1
finch sp. - 6
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4
Goldfinch - 26
Herring Gull - 470

Totals: 667 individuals, 15 species, 3:10 hours

Present: Red Kite 10, Sparrowhawk 2, Common Buzzard 6, Black-headed Gull 15, Common Gull 400, Stock Dove 3, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1, Skylark 7, Dunnock 1, Mistle Thrush 1, Magpie 2, Jackdaw 25, Rook 90, Carrion Crow 2, Starling 45, Chaffinch 3

Comments: Interesting day with record Herring gull movement , with a few other large gulls thrown in. The gulls seemed to be coming from the SW with some splitting to go towards the Humber and a lesser number heading up the Vale of york. Overall vector ENE. A Shelduck was a nice first for our new 'sweet spt' site. Goldfinches also going for it today.

John and Andy