Oxenhope 01-05-2009

Cookridge Tower on the Horizon (c) 2009



Early Morning Sky.... looking east (c) 2009



Multi Cirro Skyscape.... mid morning (c) 2009



Grey Wagtail in Song (c) 2009



Willow Warbler in Song (c) 2009



Many Wheatears Congregating.... very tame (c) 2009


0700 - 1100 D Barker
SF3 increasing later, 10degC, 30km increasing, 8/8 stratus o/h reducing 2/8, dry, QNH 1021 steady.

A dry overcast night. A poor morning with poor visibility and very little in the sky. Last weekends LBB Gulls appeared to have mostly moved through with only 26 seen today and none in the Cullingworth Fields. No moving hirundines were noted and there were still no Swifts. The main interest was from a large loose congregation of Wheatears on the many broken walls across the in-bye to the east of the watchpoint. By determined scoping a total of 15 were counted with two on the wave wall later in the morning. A Whinchat was singing in the reserve. As requested by Chris last weekend, the water level was -725, today -860 and still falling despite the heavy rain..... -975 is the magic level.... so not far to go now!!

Moving birds in order of appearance:

Meadow Pipit 1 > NW
LBB Gull 26 > NW
Goldfinch 3 > NW

Other:
Wheatear 17

Dave