Oxenhope... after the storm! 25-08-2010

Herring Gull influx.... (c) 2010


Ringed Plover juv.... (c) 2010


Cirro FANTASTIC.... take one.... (c) 2010

Cirro FANTASTIC.... take two.... (c) 2010

W F3, 11degC, 65km, 2/8, QNH 1013 rising

0645 - 1200hr

Open sky overnight and throughout the morning becoming scattered by mid day. QNH rising throughout. Wind from a westerly quarter dropping very light from midnight... no rain... yippee! Thought there would be much more movement in the sky but yesterdays rains must have well and truely sluffened the vis... hardly any Swallows or mipits passing at all in relative terms and taking account the length of stay. The first waders for some days, a flava SW, three Tree Pips also SW and another Buzzard were the best birds but it was very hard work.... Very interestingly and influx of Herring Gulls today..... gulls inland... a storm at sea?

Moving birds:

Meadow Pipit 31

Ringed Plover 6

Dunlin 1

flava wagtail 1

Linnet 19

Wheatear 1

Tree Pipit 3

Swallow 18

Starling 18

Herring Gull 7

LBB Gull 340

BH Gull 6

SW F2 becoming CALM then SE F1, 16degC, 65km, 1/8 becoming 5/8, QNH 1012 falling.

1430 - 1830

Moving birds:

LBB Gull 96

BH Gull 321

Common Gull 4

Herring Gull 4

Raven 1

Ringed Plover 3

Swallow none

Mipits none until 1830 when the first of the evening started to come.

Dave