Oxenhope... 2012-10-09

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Oxenhope, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Tuesday 9 October 2012    
Counting period: 6:30 - 14:15
Weather (first period): wind NE0, cloud-cover 0/8, visibility 40000m, temperature 0 ℃, HARD FROST, becoming light and very variable then E F2, 4ok, 40000m, 9degC, QNH1017 rising 1018 Observers (first period): Dave Barker, Howard Creber

Moving Birds; 
Cormorant 5 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull 117 -
Blue Tit * 2 -
Pink-footed Goose * 480 -
Great Black-backed Gull 2 -
Magpie 2 -
Goosander 1 -
Woodpigeon 328 -
Jackdaw 4+   276
Sparrowhawk 1 -
Collared Dove 1+ 1
Starling - 31
Kestrel 1 -
Skylark 1 -
Chaffinch 15 -
Lapwing - 2
Meadow Pipit 235 -
Greenfinch 19 -
Curlew - 3
alba wagtail sp. 19 -
Goldfinch 11 -
Black-headed Gull 105 -
Redwing - 20
Siskin 1 -
Common Gull 1 -
Mistle Thrush 2 -
Reed Bunting 3 -

Totals: 1689 individuals, 27 species, 7:45 hours Present: Wren 1, Dunnock 1

Comments: Dramatic ground mist forming before sunrise. Haze not clearing throughout. Slow and gappy with most reducing but pinks interesting, all skeins low over the Pennine tops east from Lancashire but gaining very great height rapidly on the air as they left the moors on the eastern flank to vanish as hairs far out to the east. A couple of well spaced GBBG's south were very unusual as were two high Blue Tits SW. First Wren and Dunnock at the watchpoint.

Dave