Oxenhope... a dismal day! 06-08-2010

Humberhead... back'o Drax!...an evil sky!! (c) 2010

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Light misting rain

1400 - 1530hr

Curlew 2

LBB Gull 62

BH Gull 48

Common Gull 1

Willow Warbler 6

Brian Vickers

SW F3, 15degC, 65km, 8/8 light misting rain at times but with the odd shaft of sunlight, QNH 1009 falling all day

1840 - 2130hr

Open sky overnight but two bands of rain today, one in the morning and the other during the afternoon, both fairly light and moving up from the south west. Wind SE at c 0700 becoming S and now SW. Unsuitable for much in the sky up here but a couple of Wheatears moving off over the moor must have arrived o'night as probably did the WW. Gulls at a low but nine Curlew were on the shore as the gloom was gathering at 2045hr. Very interestingly Sentry was wick with mipits upon arrival and a total of 80 moved W and SW during the evening!

Moving birds:

Wheatear 2

BH Gull 15

LBB Gull 31

Oystercatcher 1

Curlew 1

Mipit 80

Other

Curlew 9

Dave