Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... warm but feeling cold! 26-03-2010

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Friday 26 March 2010
Counting period: 6:20-8:00
Weather: 7 rising to 10C but feeling cold in F4-5 WSW wind
Observers: Andrew Hanby

Moving Birds:
Cormorant - 2
Meadow Pipit - 87
Greylag Goose 5 + 2
alba wagtail sp. - 5
Black-headed Gull - 65
Goldfinch - 2
Common Gull - 220
Linnet - 5
Stock Dove - 1
Yellowhammer - 1
Woodpigeon - 45

Totals: 440 individuals, 11 species, 1:40 hours

Present: Common Buzzard 2, Oystercatcher 2, Golden Plover 350, Lapwing 8, Curlew 6, Common Gull 200, Stock Dove 2

Comments: Dressed in work gear so it was an ordeal on the hypothermia front. No surprises,

Andy Hanby