Oxenhope.... 2012-10-05
Oxenhope, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Friday 5 October 2012
Counting period: 7:00 - 11:00
Weather: wind West3, cloud-cover 6/8, visibility 20000m, temperature 8 ℃, becoming W F3 gusting F5 then W 5/6 4ok, 9degC, 65000m, QNH troughing 999 then rising 1002
Observers: Howard Creber, Rod Procter
Moving Birds:
Cormorant * - 7
Collared Dove * 2 -
Mistle Thrush - 9
Pink-footed Goose * 220 -
Swallow 18 -
Jay * - 4
Golden Plover 9 -
House Martin * 8 -
Starling - 13
Black-headed Gull * - 21
Meadow Pipit 667 -
Chaffinch * 3 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull * - 18
alba wagtail sp. 12 -
Greenfinch * 17 -
Woodpigeon 8 -
Wheatear 1 -
Goldfinch * 8 -
Totals: 1045 individuals, 18 species, 4:00 hours
Comments: The bulk of todays movement occurred before 09.00 hrs when the winds were much steadier. A constant flow of Meadow Pipits throughout the watch, but front loaded. A single flock of 8 House Martins came thro` very high SE. Another group of 4 Jays (after yesterdays) were seen coming in high from the east and proceeded west in a cumbersome and painfully slow way - they got there tho` !!!. A spectacular single flock of circa 220 Pinkfeet from the west, came over beyond the watershed, south of the col and disappeared very high to the east.
Howard
posted by Dave Barker at
10/05/2012 07:08:00 pm
4 Comments:
Good report Howard, thanks for the Pinkie call.
1 Jay over Foxhill today which is unusual and coincides with yours.
Cheers Brian
Just for info folks 12th October a.m. Redwings pouring in over Orkney West Mainland
As email upon receipt Alastair,GREAT NEWS, very many thanks and appropriate action taken!
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