Oxenhope.... 2012-09-20

Two images Copyright 2012

Oxenhope, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Thursday 20 September 2012
Counting period: 6:15-12:00
Weather: wind SW2, cloud-cover 8/8, precipitation drizzle, visibility 20000m, temperature 8 ℃, becoming SW F3, 9ok, 200-2000m then 30000m, QNH 1017 falling 1016
Observers: Dave Barker, Lester Ward
 
Moving Birds:
Lesser Black-backed Gull 135 -
Starling 4+ 21
Swallow 119 -
Goldfinch 11 -
House Martin 2 -
Linnet 4 -
Meadow Pipit 379 -
Lesser Redpoll 7 -
Redwing * 1 -

Totals: 683 individuals, 9 species, 5:45 hours

Comments: Single Redwing call well before sunrise from the low cloudbase at 0625 (LW) unfortunately just before I arrived. Otherwise a poor morning after yesterday with variable visibility but more Redpoll contacts were different. Even tried low watchpoint to get below the cloudbase which had dropped by 0700hr but to no avail. Eventually reasonable visibility did come back with increasing numbers of birds sneaking through the col but far too late in the day for me.

Dave