little action!... 2011-11-02

 pre sunrise over the fog... (c) Howard Creber 2011

 lenticularis over the fog.... (c) Howard Creber 2011

 sunrise at fog top level.... (c) Howard Creber 2011

wirlpool skies!!!... (c) Howard Creber 2011

Oxenhope, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Wednesday 2 November 2011
Counting period: 7:00 - 9:30
Weather: wind SE3, cloud-cover 2/8, visibility 20000m, temperature 8 ℃, SE F3/4, 2 becoming 8ok, 8degC, 20 becoming 2km, QNH 1004 ridging 1006 falling 1005
Observers: Howard Creber

Herring Gull 1 -
Starling - 264
Woodpigeon 240 -
Chaffinch 2 -
Meadow Pipit 3 -
finch sp. 2 -
Fieldfare 44 -
Goldfinch 3 -
Redwing 2 -

Totals: 561 individuals, 9 species, 2:30 hours

Comments: Cirrocumulus undulatus ; Cirrocumulus lenticularis ; Fog stratus and Stratus fractus. For once, the fog was mainly in the valley bottom`s and the watchpoint was initially lovely and clear. However, despite the first easterly bent to the wind for sometime, still not many birds. Woodpigeon eight flocks, Starling 20 squads. Most notable were Starlings torpedoing West and following the usual tracks. Deep, insidious fog stratus later overarched the watchpoint from the moor to the south, putting paid to today`s proceedings.

Howard

upward trend!!... 2011-11-01

Pre sunrise today... two images... (c) 2011

Oxenhope, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Tuesday 1 November 2011
Counting period: 6:45 - 9:15
Weather: wind SW3, cloud-cover 3/8, visibility 45000m, temperature 8 ℃, WSW F2 becoming SW F3, 3ok, 8degC, 45km, QNH 1004 rising 1006
Observers: Dave Barker, Howard Creber

Sparrowhawk 1 -
Starling - 77
Stock Dove 7 -
Chaffinch 30 -
Woodpigeon 121 -
finch sp. 7 -
Meadow Pipit 3 -
Greenfinch 12 -
Fieldfare 27 -
Goldfinch 22 -
Redwing 12 -
Siskin 3 -

Totals: 322 individuals, 12 species, 2:30 hours

Comments: Upward trend, but only just!!

Dave