Oxenhope 29-08-2008

At the Cloudbase (c) 2008

0745 - 1030hr
Calm / SW F2, 16degC initially, 200m - 5km, 8/8 some drizzle, QNH 1020 rising then falling.

Sometimes above the cloudbase but mostly just below it.... idealic conditions for the vis giving a real spirit of autumn!!

Moving Birds:
Meadow Pipit 36 > W no blogging this morning.... all straight through.
Chaffinch 5 > W the first dispersal of the autumn here.
Tree Pipit 1 > SW in the wood initially but soon leaving noisily SW.
Starling 53 > SW first for some while.
Siskin 10 > SW in two groups.
Grey Wagtail 1 > SW
Redstart 1 in wood.
Tufted Duck 2 first birds of the autumn here.
Mistle Thrush 5 > W
Lapwing 67 > SE
BH Gull 1 > NW

Other:
Golden Plover 1
Common Sandpiper 1
LBB Gull 105 blogging in fields

Dave


Sometimes above the Cloudbase (c) 2008

Wheatears 29-08-2008

Wheatears again moving through all day, also 50+ swallows on the wires at Leeshaw AM, and 60+ Meadow pipits blogging around at Nab Water Lane this morning.

Trough Lane, 4 Wheatear, 8 Mistle Thrush.
Fly Flatts, 6 Wheatear.
Nab water Lane, 16 Wheatear,
Leeshaw Res, 1 Wheatear, 4 Cormorant.

Brian Vickers.