Thursday, March 04, 2010

Oxenhope... woodies win! 04-03-2010


Looking East... Ci uncinus / Cu humilis (c) 2010


Looking East... decaying contrails / Cu humilis (c) 2010


Detail Ci uncinus / Kelvin-Helmholtz like disturbance (c) 2010


Decaying contrails... (c) 2010


Woodpigeons > E... the winners today (c) 2010


Canadas > W... back to the moors (c) 2010


Rook... single east... rare at these altitudes (c) 2010

Calm becoming E F2, -1degC, 65km becoming hazy, 3/8 cu humilis, QNH 1028 rising.
0750 - 1300hr
A fair weather morning but still very cold even in the sun. Woodpigeons were the winners today with small groups, pairs and singles going east throughout... otherwise apart from a single skein of pinks > NW very little in the skies. Skylarks have crashed and it was noteable that small gulls (many fewer) were all going north today.
Moving Birds:
Curlew 1 > E
Canada Goose 4 > W
Woodpigeon 46 > E
Skylark 6 > E and W
Chaffinch 2 > E
Reed Bunting 1 > E
Meadow Pipit 2 > N
alba wagail 2 > N
Goldfinch 1 > W
Lapwing 2 > NW
Rook 1 > E
Redwing 2 > E
Greenfinch 2 > W
BH Gull 57 > N
Common Gull 6 > N
LBB Gull 1 > NW
Pink footed Goose c75 > NW
Dave

2 Comments:

Anonymous Howard Creber said...

Skyscapes are excellent Dave.Wonderful clarity.

March 08, 2010 8:07 pm  
Blogger Dave Barker said...

Cheers Howard...only just seen this... I think you will agree that cirro skyscapes are amongst the best?

Dave

March 13, 2010 8:34 pm  

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