Caldene Fields, Low Moor.... 10000 birds! 24-10-2010

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Caldene Fields, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Sunday 24 October 2010
Counting period: 7:30-11:15
Weather: Dry with 20% thin cloud and a F 2/3 N/N/W wind. Slight frost 1c and excellent visibility to 30+ miles
Observers: Martyn Priestley

Moving birds;
Cormorant 2 -
Meadow Pipit - 2
Starling 241 -
Canada Goose 11 -
alba wagtail sp. 2 + 2
Chaffinch 62 -
Golden Plover - 11
Fieldfare 5805 -
Brambling 1 -
Black-headed Gull 29 -
Song Thrush - 1
Greenfinch 83 -
Common Gull 1 -
Redwing 68 -
Goldfinch 19 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 -
Mistle Thrush - 7
Siskin 1 -
Woodpigeon 3749 -
Jackdaw 43 -
Skylark 2 -
Carrion Crow 6 -

Totals: 10149 individuals, 22 species, 3:45 hours

Comments: Brilliant ! with the excellent visibility a valley opened up around the Liversedge Norristhrope areas and Fieldfares were seen to pour through this area. The movement of Fieldfares though was on a broad front and a record breaking count was recorded with 89 parties observerd and also what was interesting was that many birds came in quite low. The other movers as expected with the drop in temp were Woodies which started just after dawn with the majority moving E of the watch point with 53 parties recorded. Greenfinch was again moving and but because of the rush I suspect many slipped through.

Martyn Priestley