Stainburn Moor Harrogate.... 17/31-01-2010

Large gulls moving N and W (c) John Blacker 2010


Large gulls moving N and W (c) John Blacker 2010


Red Kite (c) John Blacker 2010

Red Kite (c) John Blacker 2010

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Sunday 17 January 2010
Counting period: 9:15-11:05
Weather: SW 4 6 oktas 5- 6 degrees c, vis 6k max
Observers: ANDREW HANBY, JOHN BLACKER

Moving Birds:
Greylag Goose 102 -
Herring Gull 27 85
Canada Goose 19 -
Great Black-backed Gull 1 7
Lapwing - 132
Chaffinch 3 -
Black-headed Gull - 118
finch sp. - 24
Common Gull - 348
Goldfinch 6 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull 1 -
Linnet - 1

Totals: 874 individuals, 12 species, 1:50 hours

Present: Golden Plover 11, Lapwing 2, Stock Dove 6, Magpie 5

Comments: Greylags south or SW. The LBBG was an intermedius. Big gulls in two distinct movement flows- some moving WSW and a higher movement going NNE

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Sunday 24 January 2010
Counting period: 11:10-12:30
Weather: NW F1 6/8 4DegC vis 20-40km
Observers: J Blacker

Moving Birds;
Greylag Goose - 5
Woodpigeon - 5
Lapwing - 2
Fieldfare - 53
Herring Gull - 2
Mistle Thrush - 1
Great Black-backed Gull - 1

Totals: 69 individuals, 7 species, 1:20 hours

Present: Golden Plover 2, Common Gull 200, Fieldfare 2, Magpie 6, Jackdaw 50, Carrion Crow 50, Starling 1000

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Saturday 30 January 2010
Counting period: 10:45-11:30
Weather: F1 0DegC, 0/8 vis 100km
Observers: J Blacker

Moving Birds:
Herring Gull 7 -
Starling 8 -
Blue Tit 1 -

Totals: 16 individuals, 3 species, 0:45 hours

Present: buzzard sp. 4, Peregrine 1, Common Gull 300

Comments: Despite beautiful morning almost no mig!

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate (N Yorks, England)
Sunday 31 January 2010
Counting period: 9:30-11:30
Weather: NW F2-3 4/8 -1DegC vis 100km
Observers: John Blacker

Moving Birds:
Woodpigeon 8 -
Fieldfare - 31
Herring Gull - 54
Rook - 3
Great Black-backed Gull - 27

Totals: 126 individuals, 7 species, 2:00 hours

Present: Common Gull 200, Starling 12

Comments: Large gulls moving north and west and raptors east

Andy and John

Oxenhope...spring kicks in! 31-01-2010

Ice reduced to 20%... (c)2010


Stratus fractus over the Ark... (c) 2010

0900 - 1100hr
W F2, -2degC hard frost, 65km, 6/8 cirrostratus, QNH 1002 rising

Considerable thaw since last week but sub zero weather from the north back again this weekend. Still no bird life on the moor and only the Great Tit seen in the wood with three Goldeneye on the opening water. In the sky however more diversity than last week with a couple of Stock Dove NW, also a Peregrine high and 106 pinks at 1045hr all going the same way.... northerly spring movement kicks in!... but No passerines in the sky at all and this week very few gulls.

Moving birds:
Stock Dove 2 > NW
Peregrine 1 > NW
Pink footed Geese 106 > NW
Black headed Gull 16 > SS
Common Gull 2 > SE

Other:
Great Tit 1
Goldeneye 3

Dave