Sunrise

A nice sunrise then grey cloud and strong winds.The only birds on the move were a few parties of Fieldfare and Redwing ,a gooseander and 2 LTTits in the back garden

Woodpigeons on the move

The start of the large winter Woodpigeon invasion started today with 700+ moving west soth west.a few small flocks of Redwing and Fieldfare and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.1 Red Admiral in the garden.

New BTO Atlas

This is a PUNK birder JOIN UP TODAY for the new atlas at the BTO home page or he is coming round to ask a few questions

Nice mushrooms

What a difference a day makes.

Same place same time as yesterday but very little moving this morning.
131 Starling
48 fieldfare
46 Redwing
10 woodpigeon
7 lapwing
all north west
2 red Admirals

looking out of the window this morning

Kids ill could'nt get out of the house.mass movment could be seen further south(above EGP)but too far away to id.Still very impressivehouse list.
404 fieldfare west/north/west
23 pink footed goose west
139 Woodpigeon s/w
373 Redwing w/s/w
275 Starling west/norh/west
17 Jackdaw
5 Blackbirds
1 stock Dove
2 jay
14 Golfinch
7 Chaffinch

Its worth a look and a pint

Tetney/Covenham res

1 black Tern
8 Whooper Swans
91 Pink Footed Goose
1 lapland Bunting
550 redwing
200 Fieldfare
42 Blackbird
3 widgeon
2 Turnstone
105 Cormorant
400+ starling
1 green sandpiper
1 Merlin
2 Very Jolly days

Sunday/Monday

The first movement of Starlings this autumn were going through in small groups of up to 50 birds and all were moving wnw.Mixed in with these were small groups of Fieldfare,Redwing and Meadow Pipit no large groups mainly 20 - 30.Common Gull and jays also moving in small numbers, a few groups of jackdaws heading west,2 Snipe, 3 Lapwing and the first woodpigeons(100+)all heading west south west.
500 + Starling
100+ Meadow pipit
150 Redwing
50 Fieldfare
2 snipe
3 Lapwing
100 + jackdaw
In the Garden
1 male Blackcap a first
1 great Spotted wodpecker high south
1 male Sparrowhawk
26 Goldfinch(over
2 Cole tit
2 Goldcrest

Last Nights moths

The Sallow, Pink barred sallow and Barred sallow.

Linconshire

200 Pink footed Goose south
3000 Golden plover
900+ woodpigs (blogging)
13 Whooper Swans s/w
125 Skylark
150 + Tree Sparrow
2 Grey plover
4 stonechat
25 Brent Goose
1 Buzzard
3 Brambling
1 Rock Pipit over
14 Fieldfare
50 + Redwing
2 Song Thrush
10 Mistle Thrush
15 Blackbird
100 + Meadow Pipit
30 Common Seal
1 Clouded Yellow
2 Migrant Hawker
6 Common Darter

Northowram to soil Hill and back

2 redwing in garden
30 Linnet Northowram
1 Grey wag Northowram
55 Lapwing and 2 LBBGull North/Quens border
35 Common Gull Moutain footie pitch
Soil Hill
4 Reed Bunting
2/3 Stonechat
1 Snipe
3 Linnet
2 Kestrel
34 Meadow pipit
1 Skylark
1 large gull shoing characteristics of Yellow legged over at 8.55

Soil Hill

52 Lapwing on the Northowram /Queensbury border
1 Wheatear
3 Red Legged partridge
6 Grey partridge
2 Skylark
10 Linnet
8 Meadow pipit
1 Grey heron
2 kestrel
1 Common Gull over

Cornisholme (linconshire)

1Juv merlin
3 green sandpiper
1 Barn owl
7 Snipe
4 Roe Deer
7 Water vole
2 Red Admiral
2 Common Hawker

Little Heck (near Pontefract)today

320+Linnet
10 Tree sparrow
45 Skylark
7 Corn Bunting
7 Yellow hammer
30 + Common Darter
4 Common Hawker
1 Small Copper
8 Small White

All Quiet

1 Chiffchaff
6 Redwing
4 Goldcrest
3 Skylarks
8 Long Tailed tits
1 Pied wag

Autumn Crocus 'Colchicum autumnale'

This rare plant is a Calderdale speciality.Many thanks to Steve blacksmith for pointing them out.Found at Coley today