22nd September 2007

Denholme Clough - 3.5 hours vis mig watch
788 Meadpw Pipits, 746 Swallows, 241 House Martins,
56 Chaffinch, 35 Redpoll, 26 Greenfinch, 21 Goldfinch,
22 Siskin, 23 Linnet, 13 Starling, 10 Jay, 8 Song Thrush,
6 Pied Wagtail, 6 Mistle Thrush, 5 Grey Wagtail, 4 Skylark
4 Mallard, 3 SandMartin, 2 Redwing, Nuthatch - west!
Dunnock, Collarded Dove, Herring Gull,
others; 2 Chiffchaff, Bullfinch, Goldcrests
Red Admiral, Small Copper

Doe Park Res - Chiffchaff, Bullfinch

Members Only Res - vis mig watch
Meadow Pipit 1517 S, Swallow 995 S, Siskin 26 SE,
Pied wagtail 32 S and W, Reed Bunting 3, Greenfinch 152 W
Chaffinch 40 W, Linnet 69 S, Starling 31 S, Jay 6 W,
Mistle Thrush 6 W, Magpie 1, Jackdaw 35, Rook 16 N, Snipe 1 S
Goldfinch 65 W, Blue Tit 1 SW, Skylark 16 W, Swift 1 S,
GSWdpkr 1 W, BHGull 156 S, LBB Gull 21 NW
Stonechats (at least 5) and a Wheatear was on the wave wall

Glovershaw
5 Stonechats alongside the Glen Road. In the northern section,
a small flock of birds feeding in the hedges near Golcar Farm,
consisted mainly of Meadow Pipits, a Stonechat & a Whinchat
Wheatear was on the boundary wall and four Skylarks were on
the moorland fringes

Paul Clough
1 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Chiffchaff
10+ Blackbirds, 20+ Mistlethrush, 20 Goldfinch, 30+ Siskin
100+Chaffinch,Goldcrests, Coaltits, 12 Great Tit, 15+Long-tailed Tit
Blue Tits, Reed Buntings, Linnets

Drinks factory vis mig, East Bierley
200 Meadow Pipits, a Skylark

Kex Gill
110+ mipits colour ringed today. small passage of skylark,
2 stonechat and a wheatear & 10 redpolls also flew over

Whetstone Quarry:
5 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear

St.Ives; Kettlewell Res area
Blackcap, 3 Willow Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher
others; several Siskin in conifer plantations


M Doveston, P King, DCBarker, H Creber,
B Vickers, I Hargreaves, C King, S Radcliffe,
W Pell, A Jowett