Oxenhope... still waiting! 28-10-2010

Pre sunrise.... (c) 2010


Pre surise to the E.... (c) 2010


Deep cloud to the E, with first sun showing... (c) 2010

Air France Airbus A380... stateside bound!... (c) 2010

USAF Globemaster C17 overhead at 6 miles high!... (c) 2010

Oxenhope, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Thursday 28 October 2010
Counting period: 7:30-14:00
Weather: SW F4, 8degC, 30km, 6/8 - 3/8, starting to rain at end of watch, QNH 1010 rising then ridging at departure
Observers: Dave Barker, Howard Creber, Lester Ward

Moving birds:
passerine sp. - 3
Redwing - 52
Pink-footed Goose - 35
Jackdaw 6 -
Woodpigeon 155 -
Starling - 231
Skylark 10 -
Chaffinch 2 -
Meadow Pipit 1 -
Greenfinch 5 -
Fieldfare - 281
Siskin 9 -

Totals: 790 individuals, 12 species, 6:30 hours

Comments: Partly open sky overnight, improving during late morning, wind SW and QNH rising throughout. Another poor morning but better than yesterday with thrushes, woodies and starlings all moving in small numbers but with thrushes and starlings picking up as the morning went on. A single skein of pinks went NW.

Dave and Howard

Caldene fields, Low Moor.... 28-10-2010

Caldene Fields, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Thursday 28 October 2010
Counting period: 7:30-10:30
Weather: : Dry with 70% open skies and a F1 S/S/W wind. Mild 8c with good visibility to 12+ miles
Observers: Martyn Priestley

Moving birds:
Black-headed Gull 6 -
Fieldfare - 28
Brambling 2 -
Common Gull 1 -
Redwing - 34
Greenfinch 59 -
Woodpigeon 1047 -
Jackdaw 58 -
Goldfinch 51 -
Meadow Pipit 4 + 2
Carrion Crow 4 -
Bullfinch 3 -
Grey Wagtail - 2
Starling 141 -
alba wagtail sp. 6 + 4
Chaffinch 61 -

Totals: 1513 individuals, 16 species, 3:00 hours

Comments: A better day with a slight movement of Wood Pigeon noted to the S at 08.00 and lasted for about 1 hour with 24 parties noted, Jackdaws to the S/W and finches with 3 Bullfinch to the S/W. No thrush movements but plenty of local thrushes about.

Martyn Priestley