Watchpoint 24-04-2005
Members only watchpoint 24-04-2005
Sunday 24th April 2005
0745 – 1050hr
Weather and Sky:
A fair weather morning, with early frost and mainly open skies (brilliant sun throughout) but haze reducing visibility. Wind: initially N F1 @ 0615, increasing NNE F2 by 0750 and NNE F3 by 0915. Finally ENE F3 by 1040hr. Temp: white frost initially with 2 dp –0 @ 0615, increasing 4 (3degC @ wp) dp 1 by 0750, becoming 5 dp 2 by 0915 and finally 8 dp 2 by 1040hr. Visibility: 10km max NW, 19km max E and remaining similar. Cloud: initially translucent cirrostratus 9ok, by 0750 cirrocumulus and small amount of altostratus 3ok, in addition to cirrostratus 9ok, with a small amount of fractus. Remaining similar with cleared fractus and with cirrostratus reducing / cirrus increasing. No cloud blocks at all over hills. Pressure: static overnight with 1013 @ 0615, reducing 1012by 1050.
As expected a very poor morning with few passerines on the move. Linnets were the most numerous today (and max this year) with a total of at least fourteen moving between W – N. Despite the activity yesterday afternoon only three Swallows passed NNE. Interesting birds were a Bulfinch/s calling from the wood and a total of five alba (a two and three singles) going north. At 0825 a bird which will have to remain as numenius sp approached from the south, flying obliquely across the water at good height before going on north. The bird did not give its self away by calling or showing head patterns but hoocky bill, smaller / sharper profile and flight all suggested Whimbrel, but numenius sp it will remain. Whilst discussing this bird via mobile phone with BS a tern sp was noted crossing the moor and then the water at radio mast height and away at greater height to the ENE. This bird will have to remain as comic….. Not a very successful morning! More successful were a group of four Ringed Plover picked up on call crossing the water, to fly past and away gaining height to the NNW. Nocturnal stuff were a single Wheatear and Willow Warbler song from the wood. Just as Brian noted, Swallows passed my car on the way home suggesting this am that more hirundine activity at lower altitudes.
Moving Birds:
Linnet 14 > W – N
alba 5 > N
Swallow 3 > NNE
Reed Bunting calls high
Goldfinch calls high
Meadow Pipit 3 > N
Bullfinch calls
numenius sp 1 > N
commic 1 > ENE
Ringed Plover 4 > NNW
Other:
Wheatear 1
Willow Warbler song
Dave.
Sunday 24th April 2005
0745 – 1050hr
Weather and Sky:
A fair weather morning, with early frost and mainly open skies (brilliant sun throughout) but haze reducing visibility. Wind: initially N F1 @ 0615, increasing NNE F2 by 0750 and NNE F3 by 0915. Finally ENE F3 by 1040hr. Temp: white frost initially with 2 dp –0 @ 0615, increasing 4 (3degC @ wp) dp 1 by 0750, becoming 5 dp 2 by 0915 and finally 8 dp 2 by 1040hr. Visibility: 10km max NW, 19km max E and remaining similar. Cloud: initially translucent cirrostratus 9ok, by 0750 cirrocumulus and small amount of altostratus 3ok, in addition to cirrostratus 9ok, with a small amount of fractus. Remaining similar with cleared fractus and with cirrostratus reducing / cirrus increasing. No cloud blocks at all over hills. Pressure: static overnight with 1013 @ 0615, reducing 1012by 1050.
As expected a very poor morning with few passerines on the move. Linnets were the most numerous today (and max this year) with a total of at least fourteen moving between W – N. Despite the activity yesterday afternoon only three Swallows passed NNE. Interesting birds were a Bulfinch/s calling from the wood and a total of five alba (a two and three singles) going north. At 0825 a bird which will have to remain as numenius sp approached from the south, flying obliquely across the water at good height before going on north. The bird did not give its self away by calling or showing head patterns but hoocky bill, smaller / sharper profile and flight all suggested Whimbrel, but numenius sp it will remain. Whilst discussing this bird via mobile phone with BS a tern sp was noted crossing the moor and then the water at radio mast height and away at greater height to the ENE. This bird will have to remain as comic….. Not a very successful morning! More successful were a group of four Ringed Plover picked up on call crossing the water, to fly past and away gaining height to the NNW. Nocturnal stuff were a single Wheatear and Willow Warbler song from the wood. Just as Brian noted, Swallows passed my car on the way home suggesting this am that more hirundine activity at lower altitudes.
Moving Birds:
Linnet 14 > W – N
alba 5 > N
Swallow 3 > NNE
Reed Bunting calls high
Goldfinch calls high
Meadow Pipit 3 > N
Bullfinch calls
numenius sp 1 > N
commic 1 > ENE
Ringed Plover 4 > NNW
Other:
Wheatear 1
Willow Warbler song
Dave.
posted by Dave Barker at
4/24/2005 01:38:00 pm
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