Stainburn Moor.... 30-08-2010

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Monday 30 August 2010
Counting period: 6:25-10:45
Weather: 0/8 cloud at first, later 2/8. Generally cool to cold with a persistent eroding NNW F 4 wind.
Observers: A Hanby

Moving birds:
Sparrowhawk - 1
Swallow - 307
Chaffinch - 2
Black-headed Gull - 24
House Martin - 109
finch sp. - 7
Common Gull - 208
Meadow Pipit - 25
Goldfinch - 26
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 16
Grey Wagtail - 2
Linnet - 32
Herring Gull - 3
Mistle Thrush - 23
Skylark - 1
Starling - 234

Totals: 1020 individuals, 16 species, 4:20 hours

Present: Mallard 1, Kestrel 2, Peregrine 1, Golden Plover 237, Lapwing 650, Curlew 2, Stock Dove 12, Woodpigeon 50, Collared Dove 1, Meadow Pipit 2, alba wagtail sp. 2, Wheatear 1, Blackbird 1, Starling 250

Comments: Steady and moderately interesting morning with House Martins making an entrance. Biggest flock of these 21. The Mistle thrushes in flocks of 15 and 8.

Andy Hanby