29th October 2008

Cononley Ings -
some fields are flooded and others still frozen over.
6 Whooper Swans with two of them immatures, 20 Teal &
160 Mallard.1 Redshank, 18 Golden Plover & 145 Lapwing
On the river - 1 female Goldeneye and a pair of Goosander.
On the hill overlooking the fields - 1 Common Buzzard & 70 Fieldfare
In the wet meadow were 25 Meadow Pipit feeding & Kestrel hunting

Dowley Gap.
20 Fieldfares, 12 Redwings, ( feeding on Hawthorn berries) ,
2 Kingfisher, 3 Bullfinch, 2 Jay, Kestrel, small flock Goldfinch

Caldene Fields
Black Headed Gull > 11 S/S/W
Wood Pigeon > 7,793 S A new site record!
Alba Wagtail > 4 S, Starling > 31 W/S/W
Fieldfare > 150 S/W + 941 W/N/W = 1,091
Redwing > 17 S/W, Carrion Crow > 4 S, Chaffinch > 6 S/S/W
Greenfinch > 94 S/W, Goldfinch > 5 S

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Woodpigeons - 116 in 9 groups all W
Alba wag - 1 W, Starling - 64 NW in 5 groups
Chaffinch 4 S, Greenfinch - 5 S, Reed Bunting - 1 W
Golden Plover - 4 NW, Redpoll - 2 NW, Redwings - 6 NW
Fieldfare - 82 NW (in one flock from Sentry Hill - again silent)
Goldfinch - 1 S


S Radcliffe, S Lilley, MVPriestley, HCreber