Darwen Moor visible migration page.
All data kindly supplied by Mavis Smith.November 9th
Dec 19th-25th 2006.
19th:
Lapwing - 1 mobile and 3 at res
Golden plover 1 W
20th:
Great black-backed gull 4 ads ESE
21st:
Meadow pipit 3 mobile
Goldfinch 20+ mobile
22nd:
Siskin 6 in conifers below res - new arrivals
Great black-backed gull 1 ad NE
23rd:
Goldcrest - small influx to larches behind res
Reed bunting - winter roost almost empty
Goosander 1m on res - new arrival
24th:
Siskin 3 E
Greenfinch 4 E
25th:
Green woodpecker - new arrival
Buzzard - calls heard from vicinity of golf corse - new arrival
Redpoll 12 mobile
Meadow pipit min 3 just below moor tops
Dec 12th-18th 2006.
12th:
Blackbird 20+ moor edge - mostly males
Brambling c25 mobile
Pink-footed goose 4 E
13th:
Long-tailed tit - mobile flock of c40 along moor edge
14th:
Snipe 4 at res
15th:
Scaup 1f Earnsdale res - new arrival
Tufted duck 5m 1f - sometimes associating with above
16th:
Goosander 7f 1m SE
Jack snipe 1 flushed on field adjacent to Sunnyhurst res
17th:
Brambling 40+ from woods then SW
18th:
Redpoll 5 NW
Swan sp - 2 over Withnell moor due S
Dec 6th-11th 2006.
6th:
Golden plover 11 NE
Siskin 3 E
7th:
Brambling 4 S
Short-eared owl 1 mobile bottom of moor
8th:
Starling - small groups continually heading W
Snipe 1 E
Woodcock 2 flushed from moor edge
9th:
Iceland gull 1 ad W with LBBacks
Crossbill 1 E
Meadow pipit 2 at res
10th:
Little grebe 1 on ponds adjacent to res - new arrival
Brambling 9 SE
11th:
Hen harrier 1 f/imm bottom of moor, over Step-Back
towards Belmont. New arrival
Little grebe - no sign
Pochard pr E
Goldfinch 3 S
Crossbill 2 SE
November 30th-Dec 5th 2006.
30th:
Song thrush + Mistle thrush singing; Redwing sub-song heard
December 1st:
Siskin 4 E
Scaup 1ad male Earnsdale res - new arrival
Goosander 3 on res
2nd:
Greylag goose 2 SE
3rd:
Whooper swan 2 E
Snow bunting 1m W
4th:
Woodpigeon c1900 E or SE - three times usual number of post-roost dispersal
Brambling 7 SE
Common scoter 2m SE
5th:
Cormorant 9 E
Pink-footed goose 7 E
November 20th-24th 2006.
20th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; dull and damp; winds W,
light -
moderate; 08.00 - 09.30
Buzzard 1 in area again ( later seen over my house and heading S)
Brambling 30+ S one flock
Meadow pipit 1 S
21st: same location; rain/hail showers; winds W, light - increasong 07.15 -
08.15
Goldfinch - mobile flockof 50+ moor edge
Woodpigeon c200 S in one flock; most post-roosting birds move off to E
22nd: same location. Absolutely nothing over, then, Diver sp moving S while
doing obs from home around lunch-time
23rd: Sunnyhurst res area; mix of cloud and clear skies; winds WSW,
moderate; 08.00 - 09.45
Short-eared owl - moor edge then disappeared over moor tops. New arrival
Brambling 3 S
Chaffinch 4 S
24th: Sunnyhurst Woods and Earnsdale res; dull then rain; 08.00 - 09.40
Brambling feeding flock of 20+
Long-tailed tit feeding flock of 30+
Nuthatch pr
Crossbill 3 SE
Great black-backed gull 1 ad E
November 15th-19th 2006.
15th: Sunnyhurst woods and Earnsdale res; rain throughout; winds
SW, light-
moderate; 07.00 - 08.20
Brambling 6 N
Meadow pipit 2 S
Green woodpecker - mobile; new arrival
Goosander 1m S
16: no birding due to personal circumstances
17th: Earnsdale res area; rain throughout; winds S/SW, strong and blustery;
08.00 - 09.00
Buzzard 1 Earnsdale res - new arrival
Crossbill min 2 in conifers near res - new arrivals
18th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; light frost, thawing; clear then
increasing cloud with rain; 08.00 - 09.30
Twite 7 SE
Pochard 3m 1f E
Bullfinch 10+ at roost site
Pied wagtail 1 S
Meadow pipit 10+ grounded
Snipe 3 E
19th: same location; early frost thawing; mix of clear skies and cloud;
winds SSW, light - moderate; 08.00 - 09.25
Iceland gull 1 ad W - new arrival
Redwing c100 mobile
Fieldfare c60 E
Stonechat min 4 moor edge
Siskin 2 E
Reed bunting 20+ moor edge
Lapwing 3 E
November 10th-14th 2006.
10th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly clear with thin, high
cloud;
winds S, moderate; 08.00 - 10.00
Chaffinch 16 SE
Twite 13 SE
Goldfinch 8 SE
Skylark 2 W
Fieldfare 180 NE
Meadow pipit 9 SW
11th: same location; mostly cloudy; winds WSW, strong; 08.00 - 09.30
Starling c400 ESE
Raven 1 N
Meadow pipit 4 S
Crossbill 3 E
12th: same location; cloudy; winds WSW, moderate and blustery; 08.00 - 09.30
Reed bunting 4 ESE
Meadow pipit 4 E
Fieldfare c240 NE
Woodpigeon c500 E (post-roosting)
Starling c150 E
assorted gulls moving generally E
13th: Earnsdale res area; westerly gales; 08.00 - 09.00
Cormorant 8 on res
Teal 4m on res - new arrivals
Starling c200 E
Common gull 20+ E
14th: Sunnyhurst and Earnsdale res area; cloudy with intermittent light rain
but clearing in places; winds W/WSW, light; 07.00 - 08.50
Starling c40 E
Fieldfare c300 SE (high)
Twite 6 S
Brambling c25 SE
Meadow pipit 2 S
Pied wagtail 4 S
Redwing c30 S (high)
Goosander 3m SE
Snipe 1 E
November 9th 2006.
9th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; lots of low cloud at first
but quickly
clearing; winds W/WNW, very light; 07.00 - 08.40
Fieldfare c300 W
Blackbird fall of c40 and 6 S
Redpoll mobile flock of c40
Brambling 12 SW
Chaffinch 21 W
Skylark 8 W
Pied wagtail 2 S
Meadow pipit 2 S
Jack snipe 1 flushed
Cormorant total of 9 E (6 & 3) local birds possibly moving to Entwistle or
Wayoh
Snow bunting 3 SW
Woodpigeon c100 SW
conditions then became too bright but Chaffinch calls heard for some time
afterwards
October 27th-30th 2006.
27th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; dull, overcast and lots of
low cloud;
winds SW, light - moderate; 08.00 - 09.30
Linnet 13 WSW
Greenfinch 42 SW
Chaffinch 22 S
Brambling c40 WSW - one flock of c30
Redwing 860 S
Fieldfare 3 WSW
Little owl and Stonechat below res
28th: same location; rain; winds SW, light, increasing; 08.00 - 09.00
Fieldfare c100 SW
Woodpigeon c80 S
Redwing c200 S
29th: same location; sunny and clear; winds WNW, light; 08.00 - 10.00
Meadow pipit 12 SW
Starling c250 W
Greenfinch 40 SW
Goldfinch 30+ S - one flock
Redwing c150 SW
Fieldfare c80 SW
Skylark 2 W
noticeable influx of Jays
30th: same location; rain just stopping but still cloudy, brightening in
places; 09.00 - 11.00
Jackdaw 16 E
Fieldfare c300 E
Rock pipit 1 SW
Lapwing c65 W
Starling 22 W
Redwing c500 S
Brambling 9 SW
Greenfinch 12 S
Chaffinch 13 S
October 24th-26th 2006.
24th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly clear and sunny;
winds WNW,
light; 08.00 - 10.00
Woodpigeon c300 due S overhead and another min 800 due S observed from res;
some over Anglezarke moor and others over the very western edge of the
Pennines
Meadow pipit 6 S
Chaffinch 30 W
Crow 8 S (high)
Jackdaw 13 S
Redwing c100 W
Starling c350 W
25th: Sunnyhurst and Earnsdale res areas; mostly clear, later becoming hazy;
winds S/SSE, light - moderate; 07.15 - 09.00
Redwing c150 NNW - calls heard constantly throughout
Chaffinch 52 S
Brambling 8 S
Linnet 9 W
Ring ouzel 1 SW
Jackdaw 19 SW
Meadow pipit 9 S
26th: same location; mostly cloudy then rain; winds SSW, moderate and
blustery; 07.15 - 08.40
Redwing c90 NW
Brambling 6 mobile
Pied wagtail 9 SE
Siskin 15 SE
Meadow pipit 14 SE
Linnet 3 W
Goldfinch 2 S
October 21st-23rd 2006.
21st: Sunnyhurst res area; cloudy and clear with lots of
low cloud moving
through; winds SW, moderate, increasing; 08.00 - 10.00
Jackdaw 5 E
Woodpigeon 440 mostly S or SE
Pied wagtail 2 S
Greenfinch 70 mostly SE
Chaffinch 4 W
Reed bunting 1 S
Linnet 1 W
Meadow pipit 3 S
Redwing 400 S
22nd: same location; cloudy, dull and showery although dry throughout - low,
grey cloud clearing at times; winds W/WSW/SW; 08.00 - 10.00
Meadow pipit 74 S
Greenfinch 5 S
Redwing 535 S or SE
Pied wagtail 12 S or SE
Woodpigeon 22 S
Fieldfare c50 SE
Jackdaw 54 some W but mostly SE
Siskin 3 S
Brambling 1 W
Mistle thrush 3 W
Cormorant 1 E
Blackbird 16 W
Chaffinch 4 W
Song thrush 1 S
Starling 13 E
23rd: same location; rain just stopped, some good, clear spells but
increasing cloud and some brief, light rain; 07.50 - 10.20
Blackbird 37 W
Redwing c155 S
Greenfinch 26 S
Woodpigeon 1070 S
Meadow pipit 126 S
Chaffinch 27 W
Starling 5 W
Song thrush 5 W
Pink-footed goose 23 WSW
Reed bunting 1 S
Crow 2 S
Siskin 11 S
Jackdaw 8 S
October 19th-20th 2006.
19th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; rain just stopped -
remaining cloudy
then light rain again; winds SE, light -moderate; 08.20 - 09.30
Meadow pipit 12 SW
Linnet 14 WSW
Brambling 1 E
Lapwing 5 W
Woodpigeon 19 |SE
Skylark 4 W
20th: obs from home 07.45 - 10.15; rain just stopping - clearing in places
before more cloud and light rain commencing; winds SSE, light
Siskin 4 S
Chaffinch 35 mostly SE
Woodpigeon 280 SE
Jackdaw 185 SE/SSE
Blackbird 9 SE
Fieldfare 46 E or SE
Redwing 870 E or SE
Bullfinch 6 WSW
Goldfinch 2 S
Rook 2 S
Meadow pipit 2 S
Starling 5 E
Ring ouzel 2 SE
Crow 12 S
Skylark 14 W
Long-tailed tit 8 over house (probably local)
Greenfinch 12 S
17.45 - 18.45; lots of clear sky with variable low cloud moving through;
winds W, light
Redwing SW 230 in six parties; still calling as darkness fell
Meadow pipit 5 S
Snipe 2 S
Chaffinch 4 W
Blackbird 11 SW in 3 parties
October 17th-18th 2006.
17th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; dull and misty; winds E,
light; 07.45 -
08.45
Redwing c215 SE
Greenfinch 12 E
Meadow pipit 4 E
Reed bunting 2 E
Woodpigeon 21 E
Linnet 29 E
Chaffinch 2 S
returned home (lower down the valley) and continued watching from 09.00 -
10.30 and 12.00 - 16.00 when clearer with hazy sunshine
Starling 270 W
Chaffinch 29 W
Fieldfare 7 NE
Linnet 24 W
Redwing 90 SW
Meadow pipit 55 S
Other: I too had several Red admirals moving generally S
18th: same locaton; basically, a clear blue sky up there but widespread very
low cloud/mist moving through with poor visibility; winds SE, moderate;
07.30 - 08.30
Redwing c200 SW
Meadow pipit 2 S
Linnet 5 W
Chaffinch 6 W
again, returned home and continued watching from 08.45 - 12.00
Starling c515 W
Mistle thrush 8 NW
Meadow pipit 31 S
Redwing 360 S
Chaffinch 43 S
Goosander 3 SE
Woodpigeon 20 W
House martin 1 S
Fieldfare 19 S
Greenfinch 24 SE
Pied wagtail 25 S or SW
Jackdaw 12 E
Song thrush 1 SE
Linnet 41 W
Never had so many Linnets moving through so late into October.
Interestingly, no Skylarks
October 15th-16th 2006.
15th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly cloudy; winds E/ENE,
light -
moderate; 08.00 - 10.00
Meadow pipit just 17 S
Pied wagtail 42 mostly S
Chaffinch 62 S
Song thrush 6 S
Redwing c 300 SW
Reed bunting - small fall of 30+ to general area
Goldfinch 9 SE
Woodpigeon c60 SE
Brambling 7 SW - one party
16th: same location; mostly cloudy at first, becoming clear and sunny; winds
E/ESE, light, sometimes moderate and blustery; 08.00 - 10.00
Song thrush 21 mostly S
Pied wagtail 23 S
Meadow pipit 74 S
Redwing c 550 mostly SE but c100 NW
Rock pipit 1 ENE
Brambling 2 S
Chaffinch 54 S
House sparrow 1 S
Great black-backed gull 1 ad E
Jackdaw 12 E
Siskin 19 S
Peregrine 1 E (possibly local)
Woodpigeon 18 W
Mistle thrush 4 S
Lapwing 30+ WSW
Greenfinch 26 S
Crow 8 W
Redpoll 2 S
October 13th-14th 2006.
13th: Darwen moor; blue skies and hazy sunshine - patchy, light
mist moving
at higher altitude, thick bank of mist/fog to W,N and E; winds SSE
becoming
SW, moderate 08.00 - 10.00
Redwing c500 SW - few N
Pied wagtail 6 S
Snipe 5 SE - one party
Meadow pipit 50 S
Song thrush 22 SW
Greenfinch 20 SE
Fieldfare 9 SW
Reed bunting 20+ moor edge
Cormorant 2 E (high)
Woodpigeon 41 W
Siskin 13 S
Chaffinch 85 mostly S
Crossbill 3 S
obs from home 10.10 - 11.30
Redwing 14 W
Woodpigeon c25 SW
Meadow pipit 18 S
Ring ouzel 4 SE
Skylark 37 SW
Greenfinch 2 S
Fieldfare 11 S
House sparrow 4 W
impossible to pick out high-flying birds
14th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; clear and sunny, cloud gradually moving
in; winds SE/ESE, light - moderate, increasing; 07.45 - 09.40
Goldfinch 23 SE
Song thrush 6 SE
Greenfinch c60 SE
Chaffinch 74 mostly S
Woodpigeon 20 WSW
Bullfinch 6+ moor edge where they will build up for winter roost
Pied wagtail 31 S
Redwing c200 S
Meadow pipit 31 S
Ring ouzel 1f grounded then 3 S
Fieldfare 13 S
Starling 93 W
Cormorant 3 E (low so probably local)
Grey wagtail 9 S
Redpoll 3 S
Jackdaw 18 S
White wagtail 1 S
obs from home 09.45 - 12.00; cloud increasing with odd spots of rain
Starling 35 SE
Redwing c210 mostly S but 11 N
Siskin 16 S
Linnet 14 S
Chaffinch 53 mostly S
Skylark 5 W
Swallow 2 S
Greenfinch 39 S
Pied wagtail 19 S
October 11th-12th 2006.
11th: Darwen moor; very dull, murky and humid then thunderstorm
and
torrential rain coming in from W; winds E/ESE, light; 07.00 - 08.20
Woodpigeon c50 SW
obs from home 15.00 - 17.00; dry and cloudy becoming clearer;
Chaffinch 38 mostly S
Brambling min 2 with a party of 9 Chaffinch
House martin 3 S
Pied wagtail 9 S
Meadow pipit 13 S
Jackdaw 31 SW
21.00 - 22.00
Redwing - several calls heard
Song thrush occasional calls heard
Skylark - heard twice in 1hr
12th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; some good clear patches with very high,
wispy cloud; winds SE, moderate; 07.00 - 08.35
Redwing 200+ mostly Sor SW but few W
Pied wagtail 10 SW
Skylark 8 W - first bird heard 07.40
Siskin 3 SW
Meadow pipit 12 SW
obs from home 09.00 - 11.00; winds turning round to SW; cloud and wind speed
increasing for a while
Redwing 760 mostly S or SW. (Total c960)
Meadow pipit 20 S
Pied wagtail 15 S
Skylark 4 SW
Blackbird 7 S
Mistle thrush 4 S
Chaffinch 75 S or SW
Brambling 4 SW
Redpoll 2 S
Greenfinch 2 S
12.00 - 16.00
now sunny and warm; cloud and windspeed gradually decreasing;
House martin 9 S
Swallow 2 S
Grey wagtail 1 S
Siskin 3 S
Meadow pipit 4 S
Jackdaw 5 W
Chaffinch 19 S
Greenfinch 14 S
Goldfinch 6 S
October 8th-10th 2006.
8th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly cloudy, clearing in
places; winds
SW/SSW, light, becoming moderate; 08.00 -10.00
Meadow pipit 65 mostly S
Goldfinch 16 S
Woodpigeon 23 W
Cormorant 3 together E
Linnet 8 W
Chaffinch 17 SE
Reed bunting 1 NE
Crossbill 11 SE (3,4,4)
Siskin 22 S
Pink-footed goose c100 SE
Skylark 19 S
9th: same location; dull, overcast, then rain; winds SW, moderate; 07.50 -
09.15
Goldfinch 6 S
Siskin 8 S
Redstart 1m moor edge
Meadow pipit 50+ grounded around res
Blackcap 1m below res
Blackbird 7 S
obs from home 11.00 - 16.00; good sunny spells and variable cloud
Skylark 13 W
Siskin 19 S
House martin 1 S
Crossbill 6 SE
Chaffinch 18 S
Redpoll 12 SE
Pink-footed goose 19 SE
Meadow pipit 31 S in very small nos
Starling 44 W
10th: same location; light rain on and off; winds ESE, light; 07.15 - 09.15
Meadow pipit just 13 S
Raven 1 NE
Grey wagtail 4 S
Mistle thrush 6 S
Twite 3 SE
Linnet 4 SW
Redwing 2 S
Pied wagtail 11 S
Chaffinch 9 S
obs from home 13.00 - 16.00
Redwing 1 S
Meadow pipit 15 S
House martin 7 S one group
Siskin 3 S
Raven 1 N
Pied wagtail 3 S
Grey wagtail 1 S
Greenfinch 9 S
Skylark 2 SW
October 4th-6th 2006.
4th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; some sun and clear sky at
first but cloud
quickly moving in; winds WSW, light; 07.30 - 09.30
Chiffchaff 1m singing
Meadow pipit 32 S
Chaffinch 4 s
Linnet 3 S
Cormorant 1 W
Skylark 6 S - none until 08.35
Greenfinch 22 SW
Long-tailed tit mobile flock of 30+ bottom of moor
Goldcrest mobile flock of 20+ with above
Blue tit 20 joined above
5th: same location: dull, overcast then rain; winds WSW, light; 08.00 -
09.15
Redwing 2 S
Ring ouzel 3 S
Meadow pipit 40+ grounded
Linnet 8 S
Siskin 12 S
6th: Earnsdale res area; rain thrioughout; winds SW, light; 08.00 - 09.00
Song thrush 2 S
Blackbird 5 S
Swallow 3 SE
Meadow pipit 4 SE
7th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mix of clear skies and cloud, low, grey
cloud constantly moving through but gradually clearing; winds W/WNW,
moderate - strong and blustery; 07.40 - 09.30
Meadow pipit 69 S
Mistle thrush 1 NE and 5 W
Pied wagtail 6 S
House martin 1 S
Siskin 44 mostly S
Reed bunting 2 S
Goldfinch 3 S
Kittiwake 4 E
Redwing 5 S
Skylark 11 SW
Linnet 3 S
Blackbird 8 S
Ring ouzel 1 S
October 1st-3rd 2006.
October 1st: Sunnyhurst woods and Earnsdale res area: rain just
stopped -
mostly cloudy, very low cloud at higher altitude; winds SE/SSE, light -
moderate; 07.50 - 09.45
Meadow pipit c50 mostly S
Pied wagtail 17 S
Greenfinch 14 SE
Goldfinch 8 S
Swallow 9 S
Goldcrest 1 S
Mistle thrush 6 S
Starling 5 W
Skylark 11 W
2nd: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly cloudy with very low cloud/mist at
higher altitude; winds W/WSW, light - moderate; milder; 08.00 - 10.00
Rook 4 S
Jackdaw 45 S
Starling 32 W
Skylark 3 SW
Woodpigeon 30+ S
Meadow pipit 97 S or SW
Pochard 1m on res - new arrival
Reed bunting 3 S
Pied wagtail 1 S
House martin 12 S
3rd: same location; mostly clear and sunny at first, rapidly clouding over
with lots of low grey cloud moving through; winds W/WSW, light becoming WNW,
light; 07.20 - 09.40
Meadow pipit c110 S or SE
Swallow 4 S
Greenfinch 63 S or SE
Skylark 13 WSW
Chaffinch 90 mostly S
Pied wagtil 14 S
Linnet 2 S
House martin 5 S
Pink-footed goose c30 WSW
Goldfinch 3 S
Crossbill 2 S
Siskin 8 S
Song thrush 11 S
September 29th-30th 2006.
29th: Sunnyhurst res and Wenshead farm: mix of sun and cloud;
winds SW,
moderate and chilly; 08.00 - 10.00
Siskin 32 SW
Pied wagtail 29 S
Skylark 4 W
Green woodpecker mobile
Little owl 1 seen, another calling
Meadow pipit 28 S
30th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; some hazy sun and high, wispy cloud -
very low cloud/light mist clearing from higher altitude; winds SSE, light -
moderate, increasing; 07.55- 09.40
Pied wagtail 15 S
Meadow pipit 12 S
Stock dove 1 W
Greenfinch 9 SE
Chaffinch 25 SW
Siskin 10 SW
Crossbill 4 SW
Dunnock - fall of birds in general area
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Tree pipit 2 S
Garden warbler 1 grounded
Wheatear 9 grounded
Black redstart: observers are reporting them from Sunnyhurst res when, in
fact, most sightings are from Wenshead farm at the Stepback plantation.
obs from home 09.45 - 11.00
Greenfinch 6 W
Pied wagtail 9 S
Chaffinch 8 S
Coal tit 5 SW
Blackbird 5 SW
House sparrow 3 SW
Siskin 12 SW
Meadow pipit 29 SW
September 28th 2006.
28th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mix of clear skies and sun
with variable
cloud moving through; winds W/WSW, light - moderate; 06.55 - 08.35
Meadow pipit 38 S
Pied wagtail 6 S
Redpoll 3 S
Swallow c130 SE
House martin c80 SE
Pink-footed goose calls heard
Chaffinch 13 W
Greenfinch 19SE
Woodpigeon 21 WSW
obs from home 10.30 on and off to 16.00
hardly anything moving - just a couple of mpip, house martins and finches;
very poor
September 21st-22nd 2006.
21st: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly clear and
sunny; winds S/SSE,
moderate and blustery, increasing; 06.30 - 08.30
Starling - small nos heading W throughout; 200+
Tree pipit 5 S
Swallow c180 SE
House martin c200 S
Ring ouzel 2m S
Chaffinch 18 W
Linnet 9 W
Meadow pipit c150 S
Twite 11 S
birds becoming more difficult to see in clear skies
22nd: same location; lots of high, thin cloud with lower, grey cloud
gradually moving in; some breaks and odd burst of hazy sun; winds S/SSE,
light - moderate decreasing; 07.35 - 09.35
House martin c215 S
Snipe 7 mobile over res then E
Mistle thrush 14 E
Chiffchaff still 2 m singing
Stonechat 2 ad 3 y moor edge
Greenfinch 55 mostly SE
Chaffinch 8 SE and c33 W
Pied wagtail 8 S
Meadow pipit 82 S
Tern species W
Twite 9 W
Starling 11 E
Goldfinch 11 SE
Redpoll 14 SE
Siskin 8 S
Swallow 110 SE or SW
House martin c250 SW
Wheatear 3 grounded
Small influx of Jays
no sign of Black redstart
obs from home 10.00 - 15.30; cloud gradually moving in then light rain;
winds now light
Swallow c170 S
Pied wagtail 24 S
Greenfinch 23 S
Chaffinch 31 mostly W
Redpoll 20 S
Woodpigeon 17 S
Skylark 6 W
Tree pipit 3 S
Starling 55 W
Meadow pipit 68 S
Grey wagtail 9 S
Linnet 11 W
September 17th-20th 2006.
17th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; cloudy and misty; winds SE,
moderate;
08.00 - 10.00
Green woodpecker 1 mobile - new arrival
Chiffchaff 3 singing males in vicinity
Buzzard 1 S
Siskin 9 S
Goldfinch 13 SE
House martin c30 S
Swallow c100 SW
Pied wagtail 16 S
Skylark 3 WSW
Meadow pipit 19 S
18th: same location; mostly cloudy with some sun; winds SW, light -
moderate; 08.00 - 10.00
Siskin 43 in total mostly SE
Swallow c40 SE
Pied wagtail 3 S
Tree pipit 3 grounded then S; also 2 S
Goldfinch 3 S
Pied wagtail 4 S
Wheatear min 5 grounded
Meadow pipit 22 S
Snipe 1 S
19th: same location; heavy showers; winds W, light - moderate; 07.00 - 08.10
Meadow pipit c20 grounded
Long-tailed tit c20 mobile
Wheatear 1 grounded
Swallow 19 SE
20th: same location; clear, sunny spells with increasing cloud; winds SSE,
moderate and blustery - increasing; 07.15 - 09.00
Swallow c80 SE into headwind
Goldfinch 18 mobile
Siskin 3 S
Meadow pipit 2 S
Goosander 11 SW
Tree pipit 2 on wires
Song thrush - flock of 6 in trees below res
September 11th-14th 2006.
11th: Sunyhurst res and moor edge; hazy sunshine; winds SSW,
light; 07.00 -
09.00
Starling c100 S
Bullfinch 5 juveniles on wires (local breeders)
Spotted flycatcher - new arrival
Mistle thrush 16 S
Skylark 3 S
Pied wagtail 9 S
Swallow c40 SE
House martin c100 feeding over earnsdale res and c100 South
Tree pipit 2 S
Greenfinch 6 E
Snipe 2 W
12th: same location; overcast with some breaks; winds S, light - increasing;
07.00 - 09.00
Snipe 3 W
Meadow pipit 19 S
House martin c200 S
Chaffinch 4 S
Skylark 1 S
Siskin 2 s
Linnet 9 S
Mistle thrush 9 s
Pied wagtail 3 S
Reed bunting 4 s
13th: same location; cloudy, rain starting; winds SE, light - moderate;
07.15 - 09.00
Ringed plover 1 at res
Goosander 4m 2f from E alighting on Earnsdale res
Pied wagtail 3 S
Grey wagtail 6 S
House martin c60 S
Swallow c50 SE
Redpoll 12 S
Meadow pipit 24 S
Goldfinch 13 S
14th: Earnsdale res area; rain (sometimes heavy) throughout; winds WNW,
light; 09.30 - 10.30
Wigeon 1m on res - new arrival
Song thrush 2 S
Meadow pipit 12 S
Dipper 1 S
September 8th-10th 2006.
8th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly clear and sunny; winds
SE,
moderate; 08.00 - 10.00
Song thrush 3 S
Meadow pipit 7 S
House martin 28 over res then S
Swallow 13 SE
Linnet 6 S
Twite 2 grounded then S
9th: same location; hazy sunshine with some light, high cloud; winds SE,
light - moderate increasing; 08.00 - 10.00
Cormorant 1 E (high)
Mistle thrush 26 on wires and second flock of 27 E
Meadow pipit 5 S
Tree pipit 2 S
Chaffinch 3 S
Song thrush 2 S
Osprey 1 S
Goldfinch 3 W
Reed bunting 3 S
Green woodpecker - new arrival
10th: same location; hazy sunshine with high, wispy cloud; winds SE,
light,
increasing; 08.00 - 10.00
Meadow pipit 23 S
Chiffchaff 1 grounded - new arrival
Mistle thrush 11 SE
Swallow c35 S
Pied wagtail 4 S
Tree pipit 1 S
Starling 4 W
House martin c20 WSW
Buzzard 1 S
Siskin 2 S
Chaffinch 5 S
Greenfinch 7 S
Blue tit 25+ below res
Goldcrest - 20+ small area below res
Red grouse - 1 bird calling from bottom of moor
September 1st-3rd 2006.
September 1st: same location; sunny, becoming cloudy with spots
of rain;
winds WSW, moderate; 08.00 - 10.10
Swallow c80 S and SE
Chaffinch 3 S
Song thrush 1 S
Pied wagtail 2 S
Grey wagtail 2 S
Meadow pipit 5 S
Redpoll 6 S
House martin c50 SE
Goldcrest fall of 15+ moor edge
Tree pipit 4 S
Cuckoo 1 juv
2nd: Earnsdale res area; steady rain throughout; winds W, light - moderate;
08.0 - 09.10
Swallow c30 S
Cormorant 7 E
Curlew 2 S
3rd: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; cloudy, dull - rain just stopped; winds
SW, moderate and blustery; 08.00 - 10.00
Goldfinch 13 mobile
Swallow c40 S and SE
Snipe 1 W
Skylark 1 W
Chaffinch 3 S
Common sandpiper 1 at res - new arrival
Ringed plover 3 at res - new arrivals
Wheatear 5 grounded
Aug 31st 2006.
31st: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; cloudy, dull and humid;
winds SW,
light - moderate; 12.30 - 14.15
Goosander pr W
Starling c150 feeding on fields and flock c200 S
Wheatear 4 grounded
House martin c40 S
Linnet 6 SW
Aug 25th-27th 2006.
25th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; sunny with some light cloud;
winds WSW,
very light; 08.00 - 10.00
Pied wagtail 3 S and 1 ad & 3y at res
Grey wagtail 1 S
Swallow c220 W
Linnet 4 W
Goldfinch 6 S
Meadow pipit 3 S
Starling 4 W
Other: arrival of large numbers of Painted Lady butterflies.
26th: Earnsdale reservoir area; cloudy and misty; winds WNW, light;
08.00 -09.40
Cormorant 6 ENE
Starling c200 WSW
Meadow pipit 9 SE
Mistle thrush 4 SW
Hen harrier - ring-tail WSW; 1st return
27th: Sunnyhurst res area; heavy showers; winds SW, light; 08.00 - 09.00
Starling c100 W
Redpoll 3 S
28th: Sunnyhurst res area; heavy showers; winds W/WSW; light - moderate;
08.00 - 09.00
Chaffinch 5 S
Lapwing 3 S
Pied wagtail 7 S
Siskin 4S
Swallow 9 SE
Aug 23rd-24th 2006.
23rd: Earnsdale and Sunnyhurst res area; rain just stopped, lots
of low
cloud with mist at higher altitude - some breaks visible; winds SSW, light -
moderate; 07.00 - 09.00
Swallow c60 SE
Chaffinch 3 S
Tree pipit 2 grounded
24th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; clear and sunny at first some cloud
moving through; winds W/WNW, light; 07.00 - 09.00
House martin c50 S
Swift 4 with above
Starling 3 SW
Grey wagtail 3 S
Tree pipit 3 S
Linnet 12 WSW
Skylark 5 SW
Wheatear 1 grounded
Aug 21st-22nd 2006.
21st: Sunnyhurst res area; rain, becoming very heavy; winds W,
light;
07.15 - 08.30
Starling c200 feeding on fields
Woodpigeon c30 SW
Long-tailed tit c30 mobile
22nd: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mix of sun and cloud; winds WSW, light;
07.00 - 08.50
Woodpigeon 12 W
Pied wagtail 1 S
Greenfinch 12 SW
Grey wagtail 2 S
Meadow pipit 5 singles S
Swallow c110 SW
Swift 9 S
obs from home 11.00 - 16.30 and 17.30 - 19.00; weather same:
Swallow 38 SW
Snipe 1 S
Tree pipit 1 S
Meadow pipit 8 S
Crossbill 12 SE
Chaffinch 6 S
Linnet 6 W
Swift 4 S
Bee-eater 1 N-S over A666 valley c18.50; flying quite high and very vocal
22nd pm continued obs from home 20.00 - 21.00
Shelduck 7 W
Pied wagtail 4 W
Aug 16th-20th 2006.
16th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; dull and overcast but
breaking in
places; winds WSW, light; 07.00 - 09.00
Siskin 5 S
Meadow pipit 3 S
Raven - now regular
Swallow c50 SW
Swift 19 WSW - birds departed from above street
Skylark 2 S
17th: same location; mostly dull and cloudy but clearer in places; winds
ESE, light; 07.15 - 09.10
Skylark 6 W
Chaffinch 3 S
Swift 15 WSW
Pied wagtail 3 S
Meadow pipit 4 S and mobile flock of 20+
Tree pipit 3 S
18th: same location; dull but clearing; winds ESE, light; 07.10 - 09.15
Ring ouzel 2S
Tree pipit 4 S
House martin c100 S
Lapwing c40 S
Willow warbler - 50+ mostly juveniles and lots of song heard
Sedge warbler 1 moor edge
Goldfinch 17 S
19th: Earnsdale res area; dull and misty with light rain; winds WSW, light;
07.00 - 09.00
Goldfinch flock of 30+
Meadow pipit 5 S
Mistle thrush 8 S
Swallow c100 S
Kingfisher 1 at res - new arrival
20th: same location; misty with light rain, becoming heavy; winds W, light;
07.00 - 09.00
Mistle thrush 9 S and 5 W
Goldfinch small flocks in abundance
Skylark 2 SW
Swallow c30 S
Crossbill 3 E
Common sandpiper 1 at res then S - new arrival
Twite 6 S
Linnet 5 S
Aug 14th-15th 2006.
14th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; overcast; winds WNW, light;
08.00 -
10.00
Green woodpecker 1 mobile - new arrival
Greenshank - calls heard
Wheatear 1
Meadow pipit 2 S
Snipe 3 S
Starling 22 WSW
Little owl 1 out in open
Raven 3 mobile - 2 just above tree top height
15th: Earnsdale res area; light rain; winds W, light; 07.00 - 08.40
Cormorant 4 E, 1 on res and 1 above res 6 in total
Redpoll 2 W
Lapwing c50 W
Chiffchaff 1m
Greenfinch 9 SW
Starling c40 W
Whimbrel 3 S - over house 18.50
Aug 9th-13th 2006.
9th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mix of sun and cloud; winds
WNW, light;
07.00 - 09.00
Siskin 4 SE
Lapwing 19 W
Curlew 3 S
Swift c40 SW
Chaffinch 3S
Snipe 1 E
Cormorant 1 W
Pied wagtail 1 S
Swallow 31 S
House martin 18 S
no birding on 10th due to personal circumstances
11th: Earnsdale res area; mix of sun and cloud; winds WNW, moderate -
strong; 07.15 - 09.20
Lapwing c 30 SW
Tree pipit 3 S
Linnet 11 S
Swift 20 WSW
Tufted duck 7 on res
Greylag goose 2 on res - new arrivals
Greenfinch 3 S
Goldfinch 8 S
12th: same location; overcast with odd spots of rain; winds N, light;
08.00 - 10.00
Tree pipit 1 S
Swallow 28 S
Blackcap - evidence of overnight fall with 15+ seen and others heard
Willow warbler as above with at least 25 juvs seen
Cormorant 3 W
Swallow 15 S
Woodpigeon 20+ SW
13th: same location; overcast then rain; winds N, light, increasing; 08.00 -
09.45
Lapwing 32 W
Linnet 3 W
House martin c40 SW
Siskin 4 S
Tree pipit 2 S
Meadow pipit 4 S
Greenfinch 11 S
Teal 2 on res - new arrivals
Aug 4th-8th 2006.
4th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; dull and warm; winds
SW, light; 08.00 -
10.00
Curlew 5 SE
Tree pipit 1 S
Linnet 8 SW
Swift 11 WSW
Chaffinch 2 S
Pied wagtail 3 s
5th: Sunnyhurst Woods and Earnsdale res; very light rain; winds SW, very
light; 08.0 - 09.20
Goldfinch 7 W
Skylark 1 W
Snipe 1 SW
6th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; overcast and stuffy; winds SW, light;
08.00 - 09.40
Greenfinch 7 SE
Ring ouzel 1m ENE - 1st return
Twite 3 SW
Swift 29 SW
Swallow 17 SE
7th: same location; mostly sunny; winds W, light; 08.00 - 09.45
Snipe 3 S
Wheatear 1 on fields below res
Canada geese - all departed from both reservoirs
Swallow 28 SE
Swift 13 SW
8th: same location; mostly sunny; winds WSW, light; 07.05 - 08.45
Tree pipit min 5 S
Pied wagtail 2 SW
Sandwich tern 1 ad WSW
Grasshopper warbler - new arrival
Swallow c30 SE
Swift 12 SW
Curlew 1 W
House martin 15 SE
August 3rd 2006.
3rd: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly sunny with some high
cloud; winds
NW, very light; 07.00 - 08.45
Linnet 4 SE
Wader species - 3 small waders flew E - fast and direct
Pied flycatcher 1f bottom of moor
Crossbill 2 ENE
Swift 26 SW
Starling 22 E
Common scoter 5 S c14.45 during obs from home
July 31st-2nd August 2006.
July 31st c16.30; received a phone call from Alan and Irene hall
to say they
had seen a Red kite over their house moving slowly due east. ( I Ran
outside but unfortunately missed it!)
August 1st: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly cloudy and overcast, rain
starting; winds W, moderate; 06.50 - 08.35
Swallow 7 SE
Chaffinch 2 S
Twite 3 SE
Woodpigeon 5 S
2nd: same location; cloudy/overcast; winds W/WNW, light - moderate; 07.00 -
08.40
Wheatear 2 below res
Lapwing 14 SW
Goldfinch 9 SE
Greenfinch 3 SW
House martin 1 S
Skylark 1 SW
July 29th-31st 2006.
29th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly sunny; winds SW,
light; 08.00 -
0.45
Goldfinch - flock of 21 mobile
Long-tailed-tit flock of 12 mobile
Chiffchaff 1m moor edge - new arrival
Swallow 11 SE
Swift 22 SW
Linnet 1 S
Meadow pipit 2 S
30th: same location; mix of sun and cloud; winds SW, light - moderate;
08.00 - 09.45
Tufted duck 3m 4f SE
Cormorant 1 adult W
Swallow 19 SE
Swift 27 SW
Wheatear 1 mobile below res
Meadow pipit 3 S
31st: same location; mostly dull then rain; winds S, moderate; 08.00 - 09.40
Mistle thrush 2 SE
Grey wagtail 1 S
Swift 14 SW
House martin 4 SE
Blue tit min 15 mobile bottom of moor
Common/Arctic tern 1 SW over A666 valley c06.00
Curlew 1 S over house 12.00
July 27th-28th 2006.
27th: obs from home; mostly dull and humid; winds, calm;
06.00 - 07.00;
Linnet 4 S
Tree pipit 1 S
Curlew 3 S
Grey wagtail 1 S
Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; weather as above but with some very brief,
light rain; 07.05 - 08.45
Goldfinch 13 S
Starling 8 E
Linnet 12 SW
Skylark 1 W
Swift c45 SW
obs from home 09.00 - 15.00
Ringed plover 1 S
Raven 1 N flying high, fast and direct; a few minutes later, a pair were
circling high over the house and drifting S
Starling 11 SE
Swallow 4 S
Oystercatcher 1 SE
Curlew 1 SW
Crossbill 3 SE
28th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; hot and sunny; winds WSW, light; 08.00 -
09.50
Redpoll 2 S
Goldfinch flock of 20+ mobile
Linnet 3 W
Tree pipit 1 S
Pied wagtail 1 S
Swift c80 WSW
Swallow 9 SE
Blackcap 1m res edge - new arrival
Chaffinch 3 SW
July 23rd-26th 2006.
23rd: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; light rain just stopping -
very humid;
winds WSW, light; 08.00 - 09.45
Ringed plover 1 NW
Goldfinch 6 SW
Chaffinch 2 WSW
24th: same locatrion; hot, sunny and hazy; winds WSW, light; 07.50 - 09.30
Goldfinch 10+ mobile then SE
Ringed plover 1 W
Pied wagtail 1 S
Linnet c20 mobile
Shelduck 3 NW through A666 valley 05.00
25th: same location; hot, sunny and humid; winds SE, moderate; 08.00 - 09.45
Lapwing 3 W
Swift c40 WSW
Greenfinch 20+ mobile
Linnet 3 W
26th: same location; mostly dull with some breaks; winds WSW, light -
moderate; 07.00 - 09.00
Whimbrel 1 S
Redpoll 1 S
Swallow c30 gathering moor edge
House martin c100 feeding
Pied wagtail 2 S
Starling 9 E
Swift some high-flying birds moving S - 20+
July 21st-22nd 2006.
21st: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly dull with some low,
grey cloud -
some breaks occurring; winds WSW, light - moderate; 08.00 - 10.00
Whinchat 1m - new arrival
Stonechat pr and 3y - not bred in the immediate vicinity
Whitethroat 1m - new arrival
Starling 27 E
Swift 25 SW
Common gull 2 ad with 40+ BH gulls on res
Kittiwake 1 ad with above then departed N with the Commons
Mistle thrush 2 E
Curelw 13 SW (high)
22nd: same location: sunny and humid; winds WSW, light; 07.50 - 09.50
Starling c100 moor edge
Linnet mobile flock of 15 +
Woodpigeon 12 SW
House martin 30+ arrived to feed above res then WSW
Sand martin 1 with above - new arrival
Grey wagtail 1 S
Mistle thrush flock of 9 mobile
Blackbird - everywhere! 20+ in small groups
Greenfinch 8 SW
Swift 22 SW
July 17th-20th 2006.
17th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; hot and sunny; winds SE,
light; 08.00 -
10.00
Curlew 11 W - local territory now empty
Pied wagtail 2 S
Swift c30 S
Chaffinch 1 S
18th: same location; hot and sunny; winds - calm; 08.00 - 09.50
Lapwing 5 S
Woodpigeon c70 on fields
Meadow pipit 1 S
Chaffinch 3 S
Swift 18 S
House martin 3 S
19th: same location; hot and sunny; winds SE, light, increasing; 07.15 -
09.00
Curlew 9 SW
Golden plover 1 S
Swift 22 S
Greenfinch 3S
Siskin 1 S
20th: same location; thunderstorm just finished; winds W, light and cooler;
07.15 - 08.55
Whimbrel 2 SE - 1st return
Linnet 8 SW
Skylark 1 W
Lapwing c30 on fields
Wheatear 1 grounded
House sparrow - small number still along bottom of nmoor
No swifts or hirundines
July 12th-16th 2006.
12th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly sunny; winds
SSW, moderate;
07.00 - 09.00
Linnet flock of 11 W
13th: same location; sunny with high cloud; winds NW, light - moderate;
08.00 - 10.00
Swift c65 WSW
Raven family party of 5 arrived from SW and spent several minutes near tower
then onto moor tops
14th: same location; hot and sunny; winds ESE, light - moderate; 07.15 -
09.00
House sparrow party of 6 moor edge
Wheatear 1 res embankment
15th: same location; hot and sunny; winds E, light - moderate; 08.00 - 10.00
Little ringed plover 1 S
Meadow pipit 2 S
Swift c25 SW
Lesser black-backed gull 9 juvs E
16th: same location; hot and sunny; winds SE, light, increasing; 08.00 -
10.00
Goldfinch 3 S
Woodpigeon c60 on newly-cut fields
Swift c70 SW
Curlew 1 S
Lapwing 1 S
Twite 1 W - 1st return
Shelduck 7 NE over A666 at 04.55
July 8th-11th 2006.
8th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; overcast; winds SW, light -
moderate and
chilly; 08.00 - 09.45
Swift c45 WSW
9th: Sunnyhurst woods and Earnsdale res; rain throughout; winds SW, light -
moderate; 08.00 - 09.10
Long-tailed tit - flock of c20
Goldfinch - flock of c10 mobile
Pochard 1f on res - 1st return
10th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge ;mix of sun and cloud; winds WSW, light -
moderate; 08.00 - 09.50
Grey wagtail 1 S
Swift c150 WSW
Crossbill 2 SE
11th: same location; mostly cloudy; winds W/WSW, moderate; 07.10 - 09.00
Buzzard -calls heard almost immediately for about 30 mins mostly from Step
Back area; 1st return
Cuckoo 1 ad SW
Crossbill 3 SE
July 4th-6th 2006.
4th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; hot,sunny and slightly hazy;
winds SSE,
light - moderate; 07.00 - 09.00
Grey wagtail 1 S
Meadow pipit 1 S
Lapwing 9 SW
5th: same location; hot, sunny and hazy; winds SE, very light - increasing;
07.10 - 09.00
Goldfinch 8 mobile
Linnet 1 W
Sege warbler moor edge - new arrival
6th: same location; dull at first, very misty, hot and humid; winds W,
light; 07.20 - 09.10
Magpie - group of 19 moor edge and mobile
Shelduck 2 ad SE
Meadow pipit 1 SW
Grey plover - 1 SW during obs from home c15.00. 1st return. The earliest I
had seen one previously was Aug 1st
July 1st-3rd 2006.
July 1st; Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; hot, sunny and slightly
hazy; winds
S/SSE, light; 08.00 - 10.00
Curlew 5 W
Lapwing 1 W
Starling 8 juvs W
Pied wagtail 1 W
2nd: same location; hot, sunny and slightly hazy; winds S/SSW, light -
increasing; 07.50 - 09.40
Grey wagtail 2 SW
Swift c60 WSW
Oystercatcher 1 E
3rd: same location and weather conditions; 07.55 - 09.30
Wheatear 1 moor edge - 1st return
Goosander 1m W - 1st return
Meadow pipit 1 W (high)
Woodpigeon c10 SW
Swift c100 SW
Pied wagtail 1 S
June 28th-30th 2006.
28th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; dull and misty with spots of
rain; winds
SSE, light - moderate; 07.00 - 09.00
Lapwing 8 SE; all three territories now empty
Mistle thrush 1 E
29th; same location; sunny and warm with odd light clouds; winds S/SSW,
moderate; 07.15 - 09.10
House martin c100 feeding near moor tops
Black-headed gull - return of first juveniles to res
Greenfinch c20 mobile
Swift c20 E
30th: same location; sunny with some cloud; winds mostly S, light -
moderate; 07.50 - 09.00
Pied wagtail 1 SE
Black-headed gull - more juveniles moving with adults (10+)
Little ringed plover - 1 ad at res - first return
Tree pipit 1 S
Green sandpiper 1 E
Swift c80 WSW
Tufted duck 1m Earnsdale res
Lapwing 2 SE
June 24th-27th 2006.
24th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; dull and overcast; winds SW,
very light;
08.00 - 10.00
Swift c200 E
Woodpigeon - small flocks starting to gather
Crow c20 moor tops
25th: same location; mostly cloudy with spots of rain; winds NNE, very
light; 08.00 - 09.50
Curlew 1 N (high)
Oystercatcher 1 S
Swift c50 SE
26th; same location; mostly cloudy; winds NE, light, increasing; 08.00 -
09.50
Greenfinch - flock of c15
Long-tailed tit 10+ moor edge
Goldcrest min 5 moor edge
Linnet 1 W
27th: same location; rain just stopped and brightening up; winds E, light,
increasing; 07.00 - 08.55
Woodpigeon c20 W and c40 feeding on fields
Goldfinch 8 - mobile
Siskin 3 E
June 21st-23rd 2006.
21st: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly cloudy; winds WSW,
strong;
07.40 - 09.35
Grasshopper warbler 1m moor edge
Swift c35 WSW
Curlew 2 S
Goldfinch 5 S
Siskin 1 S
22nd: same location; increasing cloud then light rain starting; winds W/WSW,
strong; 07.30 - 09.00
Oystercatcher 1 S
Lapwing 2 S
23rd: same location; showers dying out, remaining cloudy; winds SW, light;
07.15 - 09.00
Curlew 3 W
Swift 21 WSW
Crossbill 1 W
Goldfinch 2 S
Linnet - flock of c10 mobile
Grasshopper warbler still there
June 20th 2006.
Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; sunny with increasing cloud; winds
S,
moderate; 07.45 - 09.30
Chiffchaff 1m - new arrival
Grasshopper warbler moor edge
Redshank 1 res - new arrival
Canada goose c50 pre-moult gathering on Earnsdale
Heron 3 perched in conifers edge of Earnsdale
Bullfinch - family party below res
Tufted duck 1m S
Mistle thrush 1 S
June 16th-18th 2006.
16th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mostly dull; winds W, light
and
increasing; 08.00 - 09.50
Lapwing 2 W
Mallard 4 new young on ponds
17th: same location; sunny and warm with some high, light cloud; winds W,
light and increasing; 08.00 - 09.45
Canada goose - arrived to find female distressed and off the nest and no
sign of male. When we approached the nest, all the eggs had gone
Pied wagtail 2 ad and 2 fledglings water`s edge
Swallow and fledged young
Swift c100 WSW
Greenfinch - family party
18th: same location; mostly dull and chilly; winds W, light - moderate;
07.50 - 09.40
Green woodpecker heard - new arrival
Canada goose - female still distraught and refusing bread thrown to her.
Male still missing
Grey wagtail 1 SW (high) - 1st return
Lapwing 5 W
Reed bunting - pr with fledged young
19th: same location; dull then fine, light rain; winds SW, light - moderate;
08.00 - 09.35
Canada goose - female looking brighter and once again accepting food. Male
presumed dead - possibly injured while defending the nest.
Grey wagtail 1 WSW
Lapwing 7 mobile
Greenfinch 9 mobile
June 13th-15th 2006.
13th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; mix of sun and cloud; winds
WNW, light -
moderate; 07.00 - 09.00
Crossbill 1 SW
Snipe 1 W
14th: same location; sunny with increasing cloud; winds N, light,
increasing; 07.25 - 09.15
Mallard with 3 new young ( complete with mother this time!)
Curlew 1 W (high)
Swift c150 WSW
15th: same location; high cloud; winds - calm; 07.25 - 09. 20
Swift - feeding party of 100+ moor edge
Grasshopper warbler 1m - new arrival
Arctic tern 1 ad over res as we arrived then moved due E; my first
Shelduck 3 ad S over Sunnyhurst bowling green c 14.00
June 10th-12th 2006.
10th: Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; sunny with some light, high
cloud; winds
SE moderate; 08.00 - 10.00
Tree pipit 1 N
Canada goose c25 gathered on Earnsdale res; 10+ new arrivals
Skylark 1 W
Swift c70 WSW
11th: same location; sunny; winds SW, light - moderate; 08.00 - 10.00
Starling c100 (mostly juvs) WSW
Lapwing 2 SW (high)
Siskin 3 SE
Crossbill 7 ENE - definite post-breeding dispersal
Lesser black-backed gull - c200 in spiralling column but moving slowly E
Swift c300 WSW at varying heights
House martin c20 feeding near tower
12th: Sunnyhurst woods and Earnsdale res; heavy showers dying out; warm and
humid; winds S, light; 08.00 - 09.15
Lapwing 3 WSW
Crossbill 2 SE
June 9th 2006.
Sunnyhurst res and moor edge; sunny but slightly hazy;
winds SE,
light - moderate, increasing; 07.20 - 08.55
Starling c80 moving from fields N - mainly young birds
Long - tailed tit family party mobile moor edge
Lapwing 1 W (high)
Canada goose 2 new non-breeding prs on res; 1pr still on eggs and 2y from
last year; 8 in total