Sunday, November 25, 2007

Ringstone and Scammonden today

Ringstone Edge R. 09.50 - 10 .15 & 14.00 - 14.20
high cloud cover W2-3

Teal 6
Goosander 1 male
Golden Plover 135 am only
Com Gull 330
B h Gull 120
Stonechat 1 fem

Scammonden Valley 10.20 - 13.00 & 13.030 - 15.00

G C Grebe 1 Scam Dam
Goldeneye 1 male 1 first w fem Dam
Kestrel 2
From 11.15 to 12.15 190 large gulls flew South West thro the valley
G B B Gull 4 ads
L B B Gull 1 ad 1 1st Winter
Glaucous Gull 1 adult with 4 Herring Gulls
Herring Gull 184
Common Gull 200 on Dam and feeding in fields
B h Gull 75
Short-eared Owl 4 birds hunting the valley above Dean Head Res. 1 asio owl flew low thro trees adjacent to car park after dark.
G S Woodpecker 1
Redwing 1
Goldcrest 6
Sonechat 1 male 1 fem
Siskin 14
Goldfinch 25
Reed Bunt 2
G S Woodpecker 1
G B B Gull 4 ad

2 comments:

David Sutcliffe said...

Glauc is a great record John - especially when we dont have any landfill sites nearby!

There must be a good vole population at Scammonden as well. not seen a SEO on moors to the north for several months - although one was at Soil Hill week before.

AndyC said...

There was aprox 20 GBBGull and 30 Herring Gull over Northowram moving wsw about the same time.