Hunter Hill, Calderdale... 26-09-2010

Cold Edge, Halifax (W Yorks, England)
Sunday 26 September 2010
Counting period: 6:40-8:20
Weather: Hunter Hill watchpoint - 7c with a cold wind from N/E F4/5 and difficult to find any shelter. Good visibility except to the east as the sun rose. Clear skies above with high cloud to south and west.
Observers: David Sutcliffe

Moving Birds:
Canada Goose - 1
Swallow 8 -
Lapwing - 1
Meadow Pipit 62 -
Black-headed Gull 21 -
alba wagtail sp. 5 -
Common Gull 2 + 1
Jackdaw 40 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 7
Chaffinch 1 -
Woodpigeon 2 + 6
Goldfinch 1 -

Totals: 158 individuals, 12 species, 1:40 hours

Present: Swallow 10, Magpie 2, Rook 2, Carrion Crow 15

Comments: Really hard work this morning with the wind, and the glare from the sun as it rose. Birds were hard to find with the few Swallows coming through hugging the ground and Meadow Pipits unsure which way they were going!

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Counting period: 15:00-16:30
Weather: Hunter Hill watchpoint - 11c with a cold wind from N/E F4/5 and difficult to find any shelter. Good visibility with conditions similar to this morning
Observers: David Sutcliffe

Moving birds:
Sparrowhawk 2 -
Swallow 9 -
Golden Plover - 1
Goldfinch 1 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 + 2

Totals: 18 individuals, 5 species, 1:30 hours

Present: Kestrel 1, Jay 2

Comments: Very little movement this afternoon

David Sutcliffe