Wilsden Tonight 26-08-2007

Sunset Tonight (c) 2007

1850 - 1950hr obs from home

WNW F3, 12degC, 3/8, Dry.

An improvement on last night after a better day with mipits and Mallard west again and a few Bradford bound Starlings. Four Lapwings were seen high > SE. There was no change with the House Martins and despite the trickle this morning no influx this evening. Again Sparrowhawk and Kestrel were in the sky but Woodpigeons were absent. The sunset was worth a photo tonight.

Meadow Pipit 7 > W
Starling 26 > ESE
Lapwing 4 > SE
Jackdaw 10 > NE
Mallard 6 > W

Dave

Norr Hill 26-08-2007

The Big Picture.... Open Sky initially (c) 2007

Ovenden Moor and Stubden (c) 2007

Wilsden and Denholme (c) 2007

0900 - 1030hr
WNW F3, 60km, 2/8 increasing 6/8, dry, warm.

Birds this morning! with Swallows the most dramatic on approach from the east, with most passing low direct west. Going by the calls from the sky more went by than were seen. House Martins seemend to be drifting SE with a considerable number passing much higher than the Swallows and again more were heard than were seen. A few Meadow Pipits were on the Hill as were Skylarks. The scrub was empty except for a Little Owl on the wall.

Swallow 36 > W
House Martin 68 > SE
mipit 5 > W
Skylark 1 > W

Dave

Fly Flatts 26-08-2007

0730-1000hrs Clear ,bright and sunny, cloud to W. Wind WNW increasing > 4. First real taste of vis mig with Swallow movement peaking at 0830 and Mipit movement peaking at 0915.

SWALLOW.....................91 >W
HOUSE MARTIN................3 >W
MIPIT.......................65 >W
TREE PIPIT...................1 >W
SKYLARK......................2 >W
ALBA WAG.....................2 >W
WHEATEAR.....................1 on deck
WHINCHAT.....................1 on deck

Other
1 Kestrel
8 Red Grouse
+ usual

 

BS

Queensbury Tonight 25-08-2007

Same results over Queensbury tonight. Nothing moving. Still some resident House Martins at nest site.

BS