Oxenhope Watchpoint 26-08-2006

Members Only Watchpoint 26-08-2006
Saturday 26th August 2006
0710 – 1045hr. DCB / BV
Weather and Sky:
An improving dry morning, overcast initially, becoming bright, then sunny. Wind: Calm to W F2 – 3. Temperature: 12 rising 15 degC. Visibility: 5000m increasing 10km. Cloud: stratus breaking stratocumulus. Pressure: 1006 rising 1009hPa.

A little Meadow Pipit and Swallow movement initially, but most as resurgence after 0930hr upon wind increase and breaking skies. A big increase of Meadow Pipits into the area. The morning was notable for the best birds, five Tree Pipits tszeeing south in bits over the morning and a single Yellow Wagtail, high west. All of the Starlings were going fast to the east. Things are picking up…..!!!

Moving Birds.
Mipit 115 > W with 170 blogging party total also off W = total 285
Swallow 228 > S and W
Starling 440 > E
Reed Bunting 2
Tree Pipit 5 > SW
Jackdaw 11 > W
Yellow Wagtail 1 > W
Grey Wagtail 2 > W
Lapwing 4 > NW
Stock Dove 3 > E
Gulls

Others:
Whinchat 2
Wheatear 2
Wren 1
Willow Warbler 3
Linnet 21
Great Tit 1
common Sand 3

Dave