Oxenhope... storms to the east! 06-06-2010

Herring Gull 2s in pouring Rain... (c) 2010


Same bird getting out of the water... (c) 2010


Herring Gull 2s... on the Shore... (c) 2010

Common Gulls including 1s... through the mist (c) 2010

Snaps taken through the pouring rain / mist at great distance... thus record quality only.... GULLING is GREAT!!

W F2, 13degC, 5km to E... 40km to NW, light rain, 8/8, QNH 1012 falling

1030 - 1325hr

Storms moving up country from SW to NE but virtually all far to the east of us... we were right on the edge, with clear dry conditions visible to the NW into the Dales.

Moving birds:

Dunlin 4 > SE

LBB Gull 41 > NW

CALM, 16degC, 5km becoming 1000m mist by 2000hr, 8/8 intermittent rain, QNH 1012 falling.

1500 - 2000hr

Moving birds:

LBB Gull 63 > NW

Herring Gull 2s... 1 > NW

Common Gull 2 > NW

Swift 6 > NW

Starling 400+

Dave

Oxenhope... a hot day! 05-06-2010

CALM becoming W F1, N F2, SE F3, 16degC, 15km, 6/8, QNH 1019 falling
0650 - 1050hr

Moving birds:
LBB Gull 53 > NW
Canada Goose 14 > NE
BH Gull 2 > NW

NW F3, 27degC, 20km, 5/8 becoming 8/8, QNH 1016 falling
1730 - 2145hr

LBB Gulls eating dead Squirril. Big influx of LBB Gulls today.

Moving birds:
LBB Gull 204 > NW
Ringed Plover 2 > NW

Other:
Lapwing 43

Dave