Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... 23-10-2010

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Saturday 23 October 2010
Counting period: 7:25-7:55
Weather: NW 2 visibility- excellent
Observers: A Hanby and G Stephenson

Moving birds:
Common Gull 3 -
Redwing 4 -
Meadow Pipit 1 -
Turdus sp. 2 -
alba wagtail sp. 2 -
Goldcrest 1 -
Fieldfare 21 -

Totals: 34 individuals, 7 species, 0:30 hours

Comments: Slow start rather dim mostly

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Counting period: 7:56-8:25
Weather: as above but distant rain visible to N
Observers:

Moving birds:
Greylag Goose 37 -
Redwing 2 -
Peregrine 1 -
Starling 20 -
Common Snipe 3 -
Chaffinch 16 -
Collared Dove 3 -
finch sp. 1 -
Meadow Pipit 13 -
Siskin 17 -
alba wagtail sp. 1 -
Linnet 5 -
Fieldfare 23 -

Totals: 142 individuals, 13 species, 0:29 hours

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Counting period: 8:26-8:55
Weather: Wind More N cooling/coldish with rain closing from N F3
Observers:


Mpving birds:
Cormorant - 2
Song Thrush 3 -
Greylag Goose 19 -
Redwing 6 -
Black-headed Gull 5 -
Great Tit 1 -
Common Gull 55 -
Starling 87 -
Stock Dove 16 -
Chaffinch 14 -
Meadow Pipit 2 -
Goldfinch 2 -
Fieldfare - 75
Linnet 49 -

Totals: 336 individuals, 14 species, 0:29 hours

Comments: Interesting most Fieldfare going between N and W whereas redwing generally varieties of S. The Stock dove were in a single flock SW

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Counting period: 8:56-9:25
Weather: Wind Due N cold rain imminent
Observers:

Moving birds:
Greylag Goose 5 -
Song Thrush 5 -
Common Snipe 1 -
Redwing 68 -
alba wagtail sp. 2 -
Starling 15 -
Dunnock 2 -
Chaffinch 21 -
Blackbird 1 -
finch sp. 2 -
Fieldfare 26 -
Greenfinch 2 -

Totals: 150 individuals, 12 species, 0:29 hours

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Counting period: 9:26-9:55
Weather: Rain and poor visibility after about 10 mins
Observers:

Moving birds:
Goosander 3 -
Fieldfare 5 -
Sparrowhawk 2 -
Redwing 192 -
Common Snipe 8 -
Starling 401 -
Common Gull 4 -
Chaffinch 6 -
Grey Wagtail 2 -

Totals: 623 individuals, 9 species, 0:29 hours

Comments: Big rush of birds just before raid then zilch

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Counting period: 9:56-10:30
Weather: as above but rain ceasing colder still
Observers:

Moving birds:
Fieldfare 3 - Great Tit 2 -
Redwing 32 - Starling 9 -
Long-tailed Tit 13 - finch sp. 2 -

Totals: 61 individuals, 6 species, 0:34 hours

Comments: Little going on apart form a magnificent flock of 13 Long tailed tits going down the hedge

Andrew Hanby and Graham Stephenson