Oxenhope.... greenland low! 2011-09-21

 Pre-Sunrise.... (c) 2011

 Fractus off the Moor!.... (c) 2011

Evil light!.... (c) 2011

Oxenhope, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Wednesday 21 September 2011
Counting period: 6:30 - 9:35
Weather: wind West5, cloud-cover 4/8, visibility 50000m, temperature 8 ℃, W F4/6 rising W F5/7, 4ok, 8degC, 60km reducing, QNH 1012 reducing 1010
Observers: Dave Barker

Snipe 4 -
Swallow 20 -
Black-headed Gull 1 -
Meadow Pipit 219 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 -
alba wagtail sp. 2 -
Skylark 1 -
Siskin 19 -

Totals: 268 individuals, 8 species, 3:05 hours

Comments: A second day of grief with the Canadian/Greenland low now well established combined with fractus down on the high moor almost throughout..... on the face of it , it appeared a better day out to the east but not to be. Again little detectable on the move, so an early finish was in order.

Dave