Oxenhope Spring Watchpoint 19-03-2009
On top of the World this morning (c) 2009
0745 - 1045hr DB/HC/RP
NE F3, 5.5degC initially, 1 - 4km but improving later, 1/8 fog stratus / stratus fractus, QNH 1030 falling.
Open sky and vertical visibility to the blue all the time up here. Once the fog stratus, mainly below us, evaporated a good morning with virtually all movement seen coming through north at or just above eye height out over the col...... exciting stuff! Mipits were moving very well early on in and above the stratus before it cleared with many flight contacts heard as the morning went on movement slowed but it is obvious that the new spring watchpoint is going to work!
Moving birds in order of appearance:
Meadow Pipit 34 > N seen (+20 heard > N), total 54
alba wagtail 3 > N, 1 > E, total 4
Curlew 2 > N, 1 > S, total 3
Carrion Crow 11 > N, 1 > S, total 12
Starling 1 > N, 2 > NE, 4 > S, total 7
Skylark 1 > W
Wheatear 1
Golden Plover 26 > NE
Dave
0745 - 1045hr DB/HC/RP
NE F3, 5.5degC initially, 1 - 4km but improving later, 1/8 fog stratus / stratus fractus, QNH 1030 falling.
Open sky and vertical visibility to the blue all the time up here. Once the fog stratus, mainly below us, evaporated a good morning with virtually all movement seen coming through north at or just above eye height out over the col...... exciting stuff! Mipits were moving very well early on in and above the stratus before it cleared with many flight contacts heard as the morning went on movement slowed but it is obvious that the new spring watchpoint is going to work!
Moving birds in order of appearance:
Meadow Pipit 34 > N seen (+20 heard > N), total 54
alba wagtail 3 > N, 1 > E, total 4
Curlew 2 > N, 1 > S, total 3
Carrion Crow 11 > N, 1 > S, total 12
Starling 1 > N, 2 > NE, 4 > S, total 7
Skylark 1 > W
Wheatear 1
Golden Plover 26 > NE
Dave
posted by Dave Barker at
3/19/2009 09:19:00 pm
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