Hunter Hill, Calderdale.... 28-09-2010

Cold Edge, Halifax (W Yorks, England)
Tuesday 28 September 2010
Counting period: 7:30-9:30
Weather: Fog and drizzle with visibility down to 100m max - not very good!
Observers: David Sutcliffe

Moving birds:
Swallow 12 -
Meadow Pipit 1 -

Totals: 13 individuals, 2 species, 2:00 hours

Present: Partridge 1, Pied Wagtail 5, Chiffchaff 1

Comments: Hunter Hill watchpoint - I gave it a try this morning but it was dead! 12 Swallows came through the mist S/W at 9.25 just before I left. 5 Pied Wagtails on the deck, a Chiff-chaff in the gap and 1 Grey Partridge calling nearby.

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Counting period: 13:45-15:30
Weather: Mist cleared from the tops compared from this morning but visibility still limited to just across the valley towards Ogden and Soil Hill. Still low cloud - with wind from E F2
Observers: David Sutcliffe

Moving birds:
Pink-footed Goose 190 -
Meadow Pipit 43 -
Common Snipe - 2
Grey Wagtail - 1
Black-headed Gull 1 -
Goldfinch 1 -
Swallow 24 -

Totals: 262 individuals, 7 species, 1:45 hours

Present: Grey Heron 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Wheatear 1, Mistle Thrush 1, Jay 1, Jackdaw 22, Carrion Crow 18, Linnet 9

Comments: An improvement from this morning with a few Meadow Pipits and Swallows moving through. 2 Skeins of Pink feet came through from the east with 112 at 14:45 and 78 at 15:15, they kept disappearing in the low cloud as they went through.

David Sutcliffe