Visible Migration Log 31-10-2009

STARLING SUPREME!!.... 31-10-2009
If you have never seen Starling migration… Here it is!
10/31/2009 09:37:00 PM

Oxenhope... starling supreme! 31-10-2009
The Report
10/31/2009 09:13:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... starlings not thrushes! 31-10-2009
10/31/2009 09:10:00 PM

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... 31-10-2009
10/31/2009 09:05:00 PM

Dave

31st October 2009

Glovershaw
On a pleasant, warm afternoon, five Stonechats were noted. Three were along the Glen Road and two more in the fields by Golcar Farm. Although rather quiet, there was a good flock of over 200 Starlings and 55 Common Gulls feeding and evidence of Meadow Pipit, Reed Bunting, Pied Wagtail, Goldfinch and Redwing.

29th October

Shipley Glen

At 10.15am, a flock of 55 Pink-footed Geese went over from east to west.

Visible Migration Log 30-10-2009

The Joys of Visible Migration - part three... Clive McKay
Redwings to the left of me, Fieldfares to the right......
An up to the minute... must to read this time as Bradford is featured.
10/30/2009 09:56:00 PM

Oxenhope... a welcome rest! 30-10-2009
10/30/2009 09:40:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... jack snipe! 30-10-2009
10/30/2009 09:36:00 PM

Dave

Visible Migration Log 29-10-2009

Even if you havent the slightest interest in Visible Migration... take time to check out these snaps.... again Pennine vis at its best!
Trans Pennine GANZEN SPECTACULAR! 29-10-2009
10/29/2009 10:46:00 PM

Oxenhope... giga flow! 29-10-2009
10/29/2009 10:28:00 PM

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... woodies win!! 29-10-2009
10/29/2009 09:50:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor.... woodies dominate! 29-10-2009
10/29/2009 09:47:00 PM

JOHN SUCKLEY
10/29/2009 01:29:00 PM

Dave Barker

29th October 2009

Skipton - Whooper Swan

G Holmes

Visible Migration Log 28-10-2009

Rombalds Moor... 28-10-2009
10/28/2009 09:38:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... a quick 20 mins! 28-10-2009
10/28/2009 09:47:00 PM

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... 28-10-2009
10/28/2009 09:50:00 PM

Oxenhope.... migration exhausted! 28-10-2009
10/28/2009 09:53:00 PM

Harrop Edge... fieldfares still going! 28-10-2009
10/28/2009 09:55:00 PM

Dave Barker
28 October 2009
Whetstone - Stonechat, pair of Raven, 7 Curlew.
Reva Hill area - 9 Snipe, 17 Grey Partridge, 172 Fieldfare, 2 Skylark, 2 Kestrel, 2 R L P.
Shaun Radcliffe

VisMig at its BEST... 27-10-2009

Take time to look at these photographs... the thrushes are VisMig at its best!

TURDUS SWAMPOUT!... 27-10-2009
10/28/2009 07:34:00 PM

Whooperdooper en "vis".... 27-10-2009
10/28/2009 09:00:00 PM

Dave Barker

Visible Migration Log 27-10-2009

Oxenhope... transition tsunami! 27-10-2009
(photographs to follow!)
10/27/2009 09:29:00 PM


Harrop Edge... abandoned! 27-10-2009
10/27/2009 09:24:00 PM


Wycoller Ark... NIL return today! 27-10-2009
10/27/2009 09:21:00 PM


Caldene Fields, Low Moor.... 27-10-2009
10/27/2009 09:19:00 PM

Dave Barker

27th October 2009

Swallow - Wharfe Valley

G Holmes

Visible Migration Log 26-10-2009

Wycoller Ark... anticipation lingers! 26-10-2009
10/26/2009 06:44:00 PM

Caldene Fields, Low Moor... woodies begin to stir 26-10-2009
10/26/2009 05:16:00 PM

Oxenhope Sentry... transition sets in! 26-10-2009
10/26/2009 04:10:00 PM

Stainburn Moor, Harrogate... 26-10-2009
10/26/2009 03:00:00 PM

Dave Barker

Visible Migration Log 25-10-2009

Coming in on a low note but here is today’s log… things can only improve!

Oxenhope.... early DEARTH! 25-10-2009
10/25/2009 01:59:00 PM
 
Wycoller Ark.... DIRE!! 25-10-2009
10/25/2009 01:54:00 PM
 
Ogden, Queensbury... miserable morning! 25-10-2009
10/25/2009 01:51:00 PM
 
Caldene Fields, Low Moor... no real movement 25-10-2009
10/25/2009 01:46:00 PM
 
Whilst the Wycoller Ark watchpoint is in Lancashire through practicality, the birds passing over are either entering or leaving Yorkshire (BOG) and are thus very relevant to the vis team!

To find out what has been moving over the last few months or to get the latest info, visit:

Visible Migration

And go back through the archives.

If you fancy learning Visible Migration identification, counting skills (and can get up early!) to set
up your own watchpoint, then contact me at the next Group meeting.

Dave Barker
25 October 2009
Stockbridge - members only - Water Rail, Bullfinch, Reed Bunting included in 27 species recorded on a miserable morning.
Previous day - 2 female Goldeneye (Freddy Drake)- last recorded on the Reserve in 1997.
Shaun Radcliffe

24th October 2009

Whooper Swans 7, Lower Laithe Res (arrived approx 1150)

RHProctor, B Vickers
23 October 2009

R. Aire - Bingley to Saltaire
Singing Dipper in Myrtle Park plus 2 Goosanders. Nuthatch on feeder in allotments.
Another Dipper seen on river close to new road bridge near Cottingley. Jays & Nuthatches in Hirst Wood area.
Shaun Radcliffe

23rd October 2009

Ogden Reservoir
Kingfisher, Dipper, Great Black-backed Gull, Redwing (100+), Goldcrest (10+).
Chris King

Strid Woods
Still only small gatherings of mandarin between Cavendish and aqueduct: 14 (6males, 8 females) with biggest group 5 just below Strid.

J Flood

Caldene Fields
Black Headed Gull > 21 S/S/W, Common Gull > 2S,
Shelduck > 5 N/W, Wood Pigeon > 19 S/S/W, Meadow Pipit > 1 W
Alba Wagtail > 22 E, Starling > 98 S/W, Redwing > 145 W/S/W
Song Thrush > 3 S, Blackbird > 3 N, Mistle Thrush > 4 N,
Skylark > 1 E, Carrion Crow > 6 W/S/W, Chaffinch > 25
Greenfinch > 11 W/S/W , Goldfinch > 7 N/W + 9 S/W,
Bullfinch > 2 S/W, Siskin > 17 S

MVPriestley
22 October 2009

Stockbridge -members only- Water Rail, Grey Wagtail, Green Woodpecker (heard),
Reed Bunting, Bullfinch, GSW and many Redwing.

Shaun Radcliffe

18th October 2009

Denholme Clough 0730-0930
Redwing, Fieldfare, Redpoll, Siskin
8 Greylags, Meadow Pipits, Starling,
Common Gull, Kestrel, Sparrowhawk,

M Doveston

Stockbridge -
Kingfisher, 80 Redwing (west), 6 Siskin, 2 GSW,
3 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting.

S Radcliffe

1 Green Sandpiper in the outflow of Scargill Reservoir plus a female Goldeneye. Marsh tit and a flock of 9 Redpolls between there and Beaver Dyke Reservoir outflow. 22 Meadow Pipits by John O'Gaunts Reservoir and 25 Teal on the reservoir. Small numbers of Redwing and Fieldfare in the area.

J Poland
Oxenhope Vismig Watchpoint
Cormorant 1 -Stock Dove 2 -Jackdaw 106 -Pink-footed Goose - 94Woodpigeon 151 -Carrion Crow 2 + 3Greylag Goose 23 -Skylark - 32Starling - 1084Canada Goose 26 -Swallow 1 -Chaffinch 49 -Mallard 3 -Meadow Pipit 25 -Brambling - 3Golden Plover 24 -alba wagtail sp. 10 -finch sp. 19 -Lapwing - 2Stonechat 3 -Greenfinch 208 -Dunlin 1 -Fieldfare - 1576Goldfinch 15 -Common Snipe 14 -Song Thrush - 7Siskin 17 -Black-headed Gull 327 -Redwing - 789Linnet 6 -Common Gull 68 -Mistle Thrush - 3Reed Bunting 2 -Lesser Black-backed Gull 7 -Jay 2 -Herring Gull 1 -Magpie 6 -
DCB

17th October 2009

south side of timble
absolutely full of crossbill, redpoll and siskin. 3 buzzard, 3 kite
several hundred each of redwing and fieldfare.
a few brambling heard

A Jowett

Doe Park Res -
Kingfisher, Green Woodpecker, Redwing

Denholme Clough
Redwing, Fieldfare, Redpoll, Siskin,
Greenfinch, Woodpigeon

M Doveston

16th October 2009

Glovershaw area today -
11 Grey partidge, 200 plus Redwing and a Wheatear.

S Radcliffe, P King

15th October 2009

Girlington Morrison's car park - Water Rail

F Kirk

14th October 2009

Paul Clough 0725 - 0900,
Redwing 520, Fieldfare 60, Starling 40
Redpoll 6, Chaffinch 15

B Vickers

13th October 2009

Timble Ings
apart from the thousands of redwings going thru timble today there were several flocks of fieldfare, 2 brambling, tonnes of xbill, siskin and redpoll and best of all a Lapland Bunting flying over

A Jowett

Paul Clough 0730-0900
Redwing 484 ( includes app.200 birds in Clough at 1500hrs )
Wood Pigeon 127, Fieldfare 25, Mpipits 30, Bullfich 8
Chaffinch 25

B Vickers

Caldene Fields
Snipe > 3 N/W, Black Headed Gull > 77, LBB Gull > 1 W
Wood Pigeon > 101 S/S/W, Collard Dove > 1 N + 2 S/W =3
Meadow Pipit > 19 S + 9 W = 28, Alba Wagtail > 7 S
Starling > 68 S/W, Redwing > 3,507 W/S/W, Fieldfare > 3 S/W
Mistle Thrush > 3 W, Carrion Crow > 9 W/N/W + 11 S = 20
Jackdaw > 4 S/W, Chaffinch > 6 S/W, Greenfinch > 138 W/S/W
Goldfinch > 4 S + 1 N/W = 5, Siskin > 1 S

MVPriestley

12th October 2009

Caldene Fields
Grey Heron > 1 W, Mallard > 2 W, Black Headed Gull > 71
LBB Gull > 2 W, Common gull > 4 S/W, Wood Pigeon > 174 S
Sparrowhawk > 1 S, Meadow Pipit > 1S, Alba Wagtail =6
Starling > 43S/W, Redwing > 371 S/W, Blackbird > 2 S/W
Carrion Crow > 8 S + 2 W = 10, Jackdaw > 4 S
Chaffinch > 4 S/W, Greenfinch > 72 W/S/W, Goldfinch > 8
Siskin > 1 S

MVPriestley

Paul Clough
Redwing 55, Chaffinch 24, Brambling 2, Bullfinch 10,
Chiffchaff 1, Sparrowhawk 1.

Nab Water Lane, Stonechat 4,

Fly Flatts Res, Goldeneye 1,

Penistone Hill, Stonechat 1.

B Vickers

11th October 2009

Oxenhope Vismig Watchpoint
Goosander 2 -alba wagtail sp. 5 -Chaffinch 4 -Black-headed Gull 48 -Fieldfare 3 -finch sp. 2 -Common Gull 6 -Redwing - 652- Greenfinch 7 -Lesser Black-backed Gull 11 -Mistle Thrush 3 -Goldfinch 4 -Kittiwake 1 -Magpie 1 -Siskin 10 -Woodpigeon 26 -Carrion Crow 3 -Meadow Pipit 58 -Starling 95 -
DCB/HC/CJK
http://vismig.blogspot.com/2009/10/oxenhope-redwings-swing-nnw-11-10-2009.html

Caldene Fields
Mallard > 4 W, Black Headed Gull > 12 W + 22 S/S/W = 34
Common Gull > 5 S, LBB Gull > 3 S, Wood Pigeon > 22 S/S/W
Meadow Pipit 8 S, Alba Wagtail > 4 W + 6 S = 10, Swallow > 1 W
Starling > 241 S/W, Redwing > 669 W/S/W,
Carrion Crow > W 7 + 6 = 13, Jackdaw > 9 S/W, Skylark > 1 E
Chaffinch > 15 S/W, Greenfinch > 98 W/S/W, Brambling > 2 W
Goldfinch > 13 S + 1 E = 14, Siskin > 1 W,
300+ Golden Plover were observed at their normal feeding area N of CaldeneFields.
A party of 12 unidentified Ducks flew N

MVPriestley

Canal at Sandbeds - 2 Treecreeper, 25 Redwing flyover

Stockbridge -
Water Rail, Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel,
57 Redwing flew through in small flocks,
1 flock of 20 Siskin, 2 Bullfinch, 3 Reed Bunting,
2 Comorant.

S Radcliffe

swinsty
30+ crossbill on edge of large clearing in swinsty moor plt
2 redwing

A Jowett

10th October 2009

Oxenhope Vismig Watchpoint
AM - Cormorant 1 -Common Gull 7 -Song Thrush 3 -Grey Heron 1 -Lesser Black-backed Gull 6 -Redwing 552 -Wigeon 9 -Woodpigeon 36 -Mistle Thrush 9 -Mallard 24 -Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 -Starling 47 -Golden Plover 4 -Meadow Pipit 161 -Chaffinch 40 -Lapwing - 40, Grey Wagtail 2 -finch sp. 8 -Common Snipe 33 -alba wagtail sp. 12 -Greenfinch 33 -Black-headed Gull 20 -Fieldfare 1 -Siskin 7 - (DCB/HC/BOG Members)
PM - Wigeon 52 -Lesser Black-backed Gull 4 -Pintail 5 -Meadow Pipit 14 -Sparrowhawk 4 -alba wagtail sp. 4 -Merlin 1 -Fieldfare 10 -Common Snipe 30 -Carrion Crow 3 -Black-headed Gull 31 -Raven 2 -Common Gull 18 - (DCB)

Caldene Fields
Black Headed Gull > 36 S/S/W, Common Gull > 1 W
LBB Gull > 1E, Wood Pigeon > 63 S/S/W,
Alba Wagtail > 10 S + 4 W = 14, Starling > 84 S/W
Song Thrush > 3 N/W, Mistle Thrush > 6 N/W,
Redwing > 119 W/S/W, Carrion Crow > 15 S + 3 W =18
Jackdaw > 1S/W, Chaffinch > 4 N/W + 1 E = 5,
Greenfinch > 126 W/S/W, Goldfinch > 4 N/W + 3 S =7

MVPriestley

Private Wetlands
93 wigeon, 11 teal, 3 pochard

J Flood

Glovershaw area
There were four Stonechats in the Glovershaw area today, two on the Glen Road and another couple by Golcar Farm. The most prominent species was probably Reed Bunting with a post-breeding flock of at least 12 on the bracken on both sides of the Glen Road and one or two more on the moorland fringes along with numerous very active Meadow Pipits.

P King

Silsden Reservoir 14.30
1 Common Buzzard over, 2 Heron, 1 Tufted Duck Male
3 Noctule Bats hawking for insects

D Farr

timble
30+crossbill, c100 redwing, siskin, redpoll

A Jowett

9th October 2009

Oxenhope Vismig Watchpoint
Cormorant 2 -Fieldfare 20 -Lapwing - 88Redwing 661 -Common Snipe 5 -Jackdaw 1 -Woodpigeon 164 -Chaffinch 2 -Swallow 1 -Greenfinch 2 -Meadow Pipit 51 -Siskin 9 -alba wagtail sp. 3 -Lesser Redpoll 2 -
HC

Scargill Res
2 Reed Bunting, 5 Goldfinch, Little Grebe, Sparrowhawk & Kestrel.

John O Gaunt Res
25 Siskin, pair of Bullfinch, 24 Teal, 3 Tufted and 20 Snipe flushed.

Beaverdyke Res – Little Grebe.

S Radcliffe, P King

8th October 2009

Glovershaw Area
There was quite a movement of Stonechats this morning. A bird was seen on the bracken near Crook Farm, another was along the Glen Road, three more were on the fences and walls near Golcar Farm and another three were at the bottom of Birch Close Lane, making eight in total. Seven Jays and two Snipe passed over Glovershaw, another was flushed and Reed Buntings and Meadow Pipits were active.

P King

7th October 2009

2 Water Rail at Stockbridge Reserve (Members Only)

S Radcliffe

5th October 2009

Oxenhope Vismig Watchpoint
Meadow Pipit - 843 mainly S, Alba Wagtail - 7 S, Wheatear - 3, Chaffinch - 75 S, Greenfinch - 112 S, Goldfinch - 75 S, Starling - 48 (42 S & 6 W), Siskin - 3 S, Woodpigeon - 75 W, Stockdove - 1 NW, Mallard - 2 NW from far out SE, Mistle Thrush - 22 W, Snipe - 31 W, Blackbird - 4 W, Golden Plover - 87 NW, Greylag Goose - 7 W, Pink Footed G - 134 W in 3 skeins (largest 75), LBB Gull - 4 W, Lapwings - 94 W, Carrion Crow - 5 high NW, Jay - 9 (3 + 6) high N, Reed Bunting - 2 W, Linnet - 2 W, Redpoll - 6 W, Swallow - 14 S, Jackdaw - 18 high W, Tree Pipit - 1 W
HC/GH

timble ings
50+ crossbill again by small bridge on north side along
with good numbers of siskin and redpoll

A Jowett

4th October 2009

Oxenhope Vismig Watchpoint
Cormorant 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull , Jackdaw 2, Grey Heron 1, Stock Dove 2, Carrion Crow 15, Pink-footed Goose 29, Skylark 11, Raven 2, Greylag Goose 3, Swallow 1, Chaffinch 2 -Mallard 4, House Martin 1, Greenfinch 33, Goosander 1, Meadow Pipit 1594, Goldfinch 63, Golden Plover 44, alba wagtail sp. 2, Siskin 46, Lapwing 8, Wheatear 2, Reed Bunting 3, Common Snipe 20, Mistle Thrush 10, Black-headed Gull 5, Magpie 11, Chiffchaff 1, Great Tit 1
DCB/HC/CJK
http://vismig.blogspot.com/2009/10/oxenhope-calm-after-storm-04-10-2009.html


Stockbridge -
Water Rail heard briefly, Willow Warbler, Bullfinch,
Kingfisher, Cormorant

S Radcliffe

Caldene Fields
Mallard > 3 W, Black Headed Gull > 17 S
Common Gull > 4 S, LBB Gull > 2 S, GBB Gull > 5 S/W
Wood Pigeon > 13 E, Meadow Pipit > 37 S
Alba Wagtail > 3 W, Starling > 22 S/W + 2 N/W =24
Song Thrush > 4 S/W, Redwing > 2 W, Swallow > 3
House Martin > 2 N/W + 42 S/E = 44
Carrion Crow >11, Chaffinch > 2, Greenfinch >214
Goldfinch > 16 S/W, Redpoll > 1 heard
Reed Bunting > 1 W, 5 Unidentified Ducks flew S/W
Feeding birds 2 Goldcrest + 2 Chiffchaff

MVPriestley

Denholme Clough
3 Snipe, 4 Chiffchaff, Female Blackcap,

Doe Park Res
Female Teal, Cormorant, Chiffchaff

M Doveston

Lumbfoot - Buzzard

R Grillo

3rd October 2009

Oxenhope Vismig Watchpoint
Dunlin 7, Lesser Black-backed Gull 21, Common Snipe 11, Meadow Pipit 23
DCB
http://vismig.blogspot.com/2009/10/oxenhope-exhilerating-conditions-03-10.html