Hunter Hill, Calderdale... 12-10-2010

Cold Edge, Halifax (W Yorks, England)
Tuesday 12 October 2010
Counting period: 7:50-9:50
Weather: Wind NE F3 - 6c with low cloud but all the hill tops clear. Hazy with only reasonable visibility.
Observers: David Sutcliffe

Moving birds:
Grey Heron - 3
Woodpigeon 16 -
Mistle Thrush 5 -
Kestrel 1 -
Skylark 7 -
Jackdaw - 13
Golden Plover - 8
Meadow Pipit 16 + 36
Starling 2 + 2
Common Snipe 1 -
Grey Wagtail 1 -
Chaffinch 5 + 30
Black-headed Gull 11 -
alba wagtail sp. 6 -
Brambling 1 -
Common Gull 1 -
Fieldfare - 3
Goldfinch 2 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 -
Redwing - 2

Totals: 175 individuals, 20 species, 2:00 hours

Present: Greylag Goose 7, Goosander 8, Sparrowhawk 2, Kestrel 1, Red-legged Partridge 3, Stock Dove 3, Green Woodpecker 1, Jay 2, Magpie 6, Carrion Crow 8

Comments: The movers here this morning seemed to be flying over in different directions with no consistency as to direction of movement ! I got the impression that more movement of finch species was occuring very high up as lots of very faint calls heard.

David Sutcliffe