Cold Edge/Hunter Hill

Vis Mig
Cold Edge, Halifax (W Yorks, England)
Counting period: 9:00-12:00
Weather: 9 degrees C. Thick mist down to 300m, below that still misty visibilty to 2km. F0 to F1 as the mist cleared by 11:20
Observers: Dave Sutcliffe

Common Snipe 2 N
Blackbird 4 S
Chaffinch 72 N
Black-headed Gull 2 N
Fieldfare 151 SW
Brambling 2 N
Woodpigeon 51 SW
Redwing 19 SW
finch sp. 12 N
Skylark 10 SW
Rook 1 SW
Greenfinch 36 N
Meadow Pipit 68 SW
Raven 4 NE
Goldfinch 8 N
alba wagtail sp. 1 SW
Starling 54 SW

Totals: 497 individuals, 17 species, 3:00 hours

Present: Cormorant 1 (Mixenden Res'r), Mallard 26, Tufted Duck 1 (Cold Edge Dams), Goosander 3 (Mixenden Res'r), Sparrowhawk 1, Pheasant 1, Black-headed Gull 30, Common Gull 15, Little Owl 1, Wren 3, Dunnock 1, Robin 1, Great Tit 1, Magpie 14, Jackdaw 23, Carrion Crow

Comments: Very quiet early on until the mist started to lift a little below 300m after 10:30. Finch flocks were moving N just below the mist as were the Fieldfares but the Meadow Pipits were flying straight through it. 4 Ravens together heading NE towards Soil Hill were a bonus.