Watchpoint 23-04-2005 am
Members only watchpoint 23-04-2005
Saturday 23rd April 2005
0815 – 1000hr
Weather and Sky:
A very gradually improving but bitterly cold morning. Low cloud, which with altitude becoming deep fog in hills with very poor visibility. Wind: initially ENE F3 @ 0645, becoming ENE F4 by 0820, then remaining similar but starting to swing further north. Temp: initially 3 dp 2 @ 0645, then 3 dp 3 by 0730, 4 (2 degC @ wp) dp 3 by 0810 and finally 5 (3degC @ wp) dp 4 by 1000hr. Visibility: above cloudbase (1150ft asl) 200m, similar until 0915 when cloudbase lifting to c1300ft and visibility improving to c1000m, becoming 6000m by 1000hr.Vertical visibility: closed throughout. Cloud: low stratus 9ok throughout, base as previously noted, remaining similar but base rising to c1400ftasl with block over western moors throughout. Pressure: static overnight and through first part of morning @ 1013.
As might be expected with the above conditions a birdless morning at this altitude with deeply silent skies and no noise except for the wind in the ears and a single Chaffinch singing in the wood. The only moving bird was a single Curlew, straight through > NE @ 0930 after cloudbase beginning to lift. Otherwise the morning was only notable for the several Common Sandpipers (influx - 4 seen at same time) now returned. No moving passerines at all.
Moving Birds:
Curlew 1 > NE
Other:
Common Sandpiper 4 (first)
And that’s it!
Might try again this pm?
Dave.
Saturday 23rd April 2005
0815 – 1000hr
Weather and Sky:
A very gradually improving but bitterly cold morning. Low cloud, which with altitude becoming deep fog in hills with very poor visibility. Wind: initially ENE F3 @ 0645, becoming ENE F4 by 0820, then remaining similar but starting to swing further north. Temp: initially 3 dp 2 @ 0645, then 3 dp 3 by 0730, 4 (2 degC @ wp) dp 3 by 0810 and finally 5 (3degC @ wp) dp 4 by 1000hr. Visibility: above cloudbase (1150ft asl) 200m, similar until 0915 when cloudbase lifting to c1300ft and visibility improving to c1000m, becoming 6000m by 1000hr.Vertical visibility: closed throughout. Cloud: low stratus 9ok throughout, base as previously noted, remaining similar but base rising to c1400ftasl with block over western moors throughout. Pressure: static overnight and through first part of morning @ 1013.
As might be expected with the above conditions a birdless morning at this altitude with deeply silent skies and no noise except for the wind in the ears and a single Chaffinch singing in the wood. The only moving bird was a single Curlew, straight through > NE @ 0930 after cloudbase beginning to lift. Otherwise the morning was only notable for the several Common Sandpipers (influx - 4 seen at same time) now returned. No moving passerines at all.
Moving Birds:
Curlew 1 > NE
Other:
Common Sandpiper 4 (first)
And that’s it!
Might try again this pm?
Dave.
posted by Dave Barker at
4/23/2005 01:21:00 pm
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