Oxenhope... lessers on their way! 17-04-2010

Lessers on their Way.... four images (c) 2010

W F2 rising W F5, 6degC, 10km deep haze, 2/8 cirro sp, QNH 1021 falling

0700 -1130hr

Little evidence of passerine movement through the "silent skies" with only a handful of Swallows on the move and all of those seen were skimming the in-bye low north.... mips seem today to have gone to earth with just two birds seen passing north. Lesser black backed Gulls were however "going for it" with a constant stream, even a broad front out over Airedale going NW in singles and fews.... without the haze probably many more would have been picked up. In additionn to several smaller parties, a very large congregation of Carrion Crows went off high north... very little else however!

Moving Birds:

LBB Gull 83 > N and NW

Carrion Crow 31 > N

Swallow 6 > N

Meadow Pipit 2 > N

Goldfinch 1 > W

Cormorant 1 > E

BH Gull 1 > NW

Linnet 4 > NW

Dave