Caldene Fields, Low Moor.... 26-08-2010

Caldene Fields, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Thursday 26 August 2010
Counting period: 6:30-8:00
Weather: A dry cool morning with a temp of 11c. 100% high cloud with a F2/3 N/N/E wind. Visibility 4 miles.
Observers: Martyn Priestley

Moving birds:
Grey Heron - 1
alba wagtail sp. 1 + 1
Mallard - 2
Mistle Thrush - 1
Black-headed Gull - 15
Starling - 2
Stock Dove - 9
Greenfinch 2 -
Woodpigeon 25 + 3
Goldfinch 6 9
Swallow 9 + 25

Totals: 111 individuals, 11 species, 1:30 hours

Comments: A lot of Goldfinches were moving/blogging about this morning but 15 I thought were genuine moving birds.

Martyn Priestley

Hunter Hill, Calderdale..... 25-08-2010

Cold Edge, Halifax (W Yorks, England)
Wednesday 25 August 2010
Counting period: 6:30-8:30
Weather: 9c increasing to 11c. Wind WNW F2. Excellent visibility with bright clear sunshine first thing with high cloud gradually covering the sky
Observers: David Sutcliffe


Moving birds:
Cormorant 5 -
Swallow 1 -
Black-headed Gull 1 -
Meadow Pipit 24 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2
alba wagtail sp. 1 -
Stock Dove 2 -
Carrion Crow - 2
Woodpigeon 1 -
Starling - 2

Totals: 41 individuals, 10 species, 2:00 hours

Present: Grey Heron 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Kestrel 2, Red-legged Partridge 3, Stock Dove 6, Collared Dove 1, Little Owl 1, Green Woodpecker 1, Meadow Pipit 35, Wheatear 9, Magpie 1, Jackdaw 33, Rook 6, Carrion Crow 22, Goldfinch 4

Comments: Hardly anything moving here this morning although plenty of birds around the watch point. Highlight was 5 Cormorants >S

David Sutcliffe

Oxenhope... nights draw in! 26-08-2010

Sparrowhawk.... montage (c) 2010

1400 - 1535hr

BH Gull 67

LBB Gull 162

Herring Gull 1

Raven 1

BV, RHP

1615 -1715

LBB Gull 170

BH Gull 10

Herring Gull 1

Med Gull (2W) 1 on shore left at 1640

KM

E F4, 12degC, 65km, 6/8,QNH 1009 falling

1845 - 2045hr

Broken to scattered overnight and during am hours. Then reducing few during afternoon hours. Wind from easterly quarter all day, strengthening in pm. QNH rising then ridging 1010 late am then falling. Dry all day. Very little in the sky and definately backend of summerish. Sparrowhawks replacing the this year, huggins of Kestrels and becoming prominent over the uplands as passerines start to move through. Mipits moving west again but in slightly lesser numbers.... gulls showing signs of calming down with virtually all of the BHG's being juveniles. The masses of LBB Gulls for the last few weeks have been getting darker and darker presumeably with the proportion of intermedius getting more and more... tonight some very dark and interesting birds but no colour rings were in evidence. The sun seemed to be setting no sooner than I had settled down.... autumn is on the way!!

Moving birds:

BH Gull 31

Herring Gull 1

Common Gull 1

LBB Gull 109

Meadow Pipit 21

Dave