Kiss me Honey Honey xx.. September Remembered

Honey Buzzard pale morph... full soar overhead!!... a few more shots specifically to cheer up a wet day... four images all (c) 2010... not all in focus but nevertheless, worth an airing! Come back to Ox soon....

Dave

Oxenhope... wind of woe!! 02-11-2010

Oxenhope, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Counting period: 7:30-9:45
Weather: SW F5 gusting F7, 10degC, 20-40km, 7/8 deteriorating 8/8, QNH 1003 falling
Observers: Howard Creber

Moving birds:
Stock Dove 6 -
Starling - 46
alba wagtail sp. 1 -
Chaffinch 1 -

Totals: 54 individuals, 4 species, 2:15 hours

Comments: Back down to earth with a crash. Powerful winds killed off any chance of visible movement today. Starlings were making some headway west, but carpeting the ground and many will have been missed down in the col`s. A handful of thrushes were just hanging around. Drew stumps early..... Starling - 46 W (four flocks) ... Stock Dove - 6 E... Chaffinch - 1 E... Alba Wag - 1 S...

Howard

Caldene Fields, Low Moor.... 02-11-2010

Caldene Fields, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Counting period: 6:30-8:45
Weather: Intermittent light shower with a strong F4/5 S/W wind and mild 10c. Cloud cover ranging from 70 to 90% thick heavy cloud. Visibility to around 8 miles
Observers: Martyn Priestley

Moving birds:
Golden Plover 29 -
Jackdaw 17 -
Black-headed Gull 19 -
Carrion Crow 3 -
Common Gull 5 -
Starling 26 -
Woodpigeon 21 -
Chaffinch 4 -
Meadow Pipit 1 -
Greenfinch 17 -
alba wagtail sp. 2 + 5
Goldfinch 6 -
Redwing - 7
Siskin 1 -

Totals: 163 individuals, 14 species, 2:15 hours

Comments: Little movement noted today due to weather conditions although some Golden Plover and Greenfinch did battle against the condition. Large flocks of Starling and thrushes blogging about.

Martyn Priestley