Hirundines,mipits etc
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From: David Barker
To: [Visible Migration]
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:56 PM
Subject: Hirundines, mipits etc
Hi all
Hirundines have been moving here at home this afternoon. Have been mowing grass, garden and going to tip etc and have noticed several Swallows going northish, so must have been a lot more, if I noticed em. Earlier this afternoon I did not see House Martins as specifically looked in view of your mail but for the last hour have been sat out and doing a bit of vis from the garden and low and behold we have two House Martins back now. I would believe they have just come today. 24th April is a good date for House Martins back here.
In the last hour (up to 1800hr) I have counted 12 Swallows > N at various heights so I am sure what Tom is getting now on over the south coast will be the shape of things to come here before too long. From the garden I cant really see what might be going low so may well have missed quite a lot? Up to yesterday whilst reasonable numbers at valley waters etc hirundines have been a bit thin through the hills and from what I have seen over the last few days I would believe they are just beginning to come here in force.
This lunch time I believe there has been a Swift in the next valley south from us here so it is all beginning to happen! This afternoon here has been warm, clear sky and brilliant sunshine with the wind settling to a very light easterly. One other interesting thing is that there has been a small group (21) Fieldfare in the fields on the hillside behind our houses so it has been worthwhile sitting out and watching from the windows in all respects.
It is very interesting that in Holland they have been having very big nos of mipits going through in the last few days, I have seen this on trektellen. Yet here in central northern England we have been struggling to see a moving mipit of any kind this weekend despite winds set fair from the direction of the Netherlands and only few (from what I can see) reported from south coast – what does this suggest? I Note that there have been a good few on the west coast as well! (I say set fair - but I dont like these easterlies here at all for the morning vis!!)
Incidentally you ask about LBBG’s, they seem to have been a bit scarce here up to press and have unusually seen none this afternoon. Anyone else getting em and which way?
Dave.
From: David Barker
To: [Visible Migration]
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 6:56 PM
Subject: Hirundines, mipits etc
Hi all
Hirundines have been moving here at home this afternoon. Have been mowing grass, garden and going to tip etc and have noticed several Swallows going northish, so must have been a lot more, if I noticed em. Earlier this afternoon I did not see House Martins as specifically looked in view of your mail but for the last hour have been sat out and doing a bit of vis from the garden and low and behold we have two House Martins back now. I would believe they have just come today. 24th April is a good date for House Martins back here.
In the last hour (up to 1800hr) I have counted 12 Swallows > N at various heights so I am sure what Tom is getting now on over the south coast will be the shape of things to come here before too long. From the garden I cant really see what might be going low so may well have missed quite a lot? Up to yesterday whilst reasonable numbers at valley waters etc hirundines have been a bit thin through the hills and from what I have seen over the last few days I would believe they are just beginning to come here in force.
This lunch time I believe there has been a Swift in the next valley south from us here so it is all beginning to happen! This afternoon here has been warm, clear sky and brilliant sunshine with the wind settling to a very light easterly. One other interesting thing is that there has been a small group (21) Fieldfare in the fields on the hillside behind our houses so it has been worthwhile sitting out and watching from the windows in all respects.
It is very interesting that in Holland they have been having very big nos of mipits going through in the last few days, I have seen this on trektellen. Yet here in central northern England we have been struggling to see a moving mipit of any kind this weekend despite winds set fair from the direction of the Netherlands and only few (from what I can see) reported from south coast – what does this suggest? I Note that there have been a good few on the west coast as well! (I say set fair - but I dont like these easterlies here at all for the morning vis!!)
Incidentally you ask about LBBG’s, they seem to have been a bit scarce here up to press and have unusually seen none this afternoon. Anyone else getting em and which way?
Dave.
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4/24/2005 06:29:00 pm
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