Sunday, October 30, 2011

winter is near!... 2011-10-30

 Pre sunrise.... (c) 2011
 Sun up and showing!!... (c) 2011
 opening sky!.... (c) 2011
 opening sky!.... (c) 2011
 a winter "look" but far too warm... (c) 2011
one of our "locals"... a Cormorant (c) 2011

Oxenhope, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Sunday 30 October 2011
Counting period: 6:30 - 11:35
Weather: SW F3 reducing SW F2, 9 reducing 4ok, 11degC, 25 increasing 45km, QNH 1013 rising 1015
Observers: Dave Barker, Howard Creber, Lester Ward

Cormorant 1 -
Chaffinch 1 -
Stock Dove 26 -
Greenfinch 4 -
Woodpigeon 19 -
Goldfinch 9 -
alba wagtail sp. 3 -
Crossbill 3 -
Fieldfare 175 -
Reed Bunting 1 -
Starling - 28
Silver Y 1 -

Totals: 271 individuals, 12 species, 5:05 hours

Comments: Gulls not counted but an influx of Herring Gulls noted. Revert to GMT today. Very little in the sky today. Fieldfares only a very few, still going low SE and nothing else significant at all except for the almost total absence of birds.

Dave

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