Denholme Clough 02-09-2007

Howdo,

A small movement this morning that ended shortly after 8am.

8 Meadow Pipit south west
6 Swallow west with 18 bloggers
2 Greenfinch east
2 Pied Wagtail north west
1 Grey Wagtail north west(poss blogger)
3 Siskin south west
4 Starling west
1 Cormorant north

in the bushes:
Redstart still present from yesterday
Spotted Flycatcher
6 Chiffchaff + 2 at Doe Park Res
6 Willow Warbler
Noteably few thrushes in the clough

regards
Mark

Fly Flatts 02-09-2007

02/09/2007 0800-1000hrs

 

Early rain followed by sun and clear skies with strong W>6-7 until 0930 then heavy drizzle rolling across the moor cutting visibility to nil.

 

Quiet first thing then Mipits and Swallows moving overhead by 0900 only to stop by 0930 when the weather broke.

SWALLOW.................28 >NW
MIPIT...................82 >W
ALBA WAG.................3 >W
GREY WAG.................1 >W
SKYLARK..................1 >W

Other :-
3m 2f Tufted on water....unusual
1 Kestrel
13 Red Grouse

BS

Norr Hill 02-09-2007

W F5 gusting F7, 14degC, 7/8, Hazy, intermittent heavy driving drizzle (very very wet!!!).

 

Just out for an hour (0915 -1015.. late due to other things to do.... bah........) this morning with the incomplete event abruptly halted on several occasions by saturating driving drizzle. However a few mipits were moving in the gaps between the rain with 18 logged including one group of five! more than I would have expected taking account of the location and conditions. Not all were low with the five group comming west over the ridge quite high. All were moving west into the atrocious conditions. Nothing else was seen and the walk was abandonded.

 

Dave

Oxenhope 01-09-2007

Nab Water lane,  5 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat

 

Trough Lane,  2 Wheatear,

 

Fly Flatts,  1 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat.

                 

 

Brian Vickers.