Oxenhope... 2012-08-19

'humbergate'... our watchpoint perspective on the Humber!.... double click to see the bridge...


Plane of York... under mist!




The 'three peaks'...


The 'eastern plane'....

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Oxenhope, Bradford (W Yorks, England)
Sunday 19 August 2012
Counting period: 6:10-16:30
Weather: cloud-cover 6/8, precipitation rain, visibility 120000m, temperature 14 ℃, CALM becoming SE F1, NE F1, E F2, SE F3, patchy rain from SW by 1155 and visibility reducing 4000m by 1500hr, QNH 1017 ridging then falling 1014
Observers: Dave Barker, Howard Creber, Lester Ward

Moving Birds:
Marsh Harrier 1 -
Curlew 1 -
Tree Pipit 1 -
Sparrowhawk 2 -
Black-headed Gull 153 -
Meadow Pipit 96 -
Common Buzzard 4 -
Lesser Black-backed Gull 124 -
Grey Wagtail 1 -
Merlin 1 -
Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 -
Song Thrush 1 -
Ringed Plover 1 -
Sand Martin 1 -
Greenfinch 1 -
Golden Plover 5 -
Swallow 69 -
Lesser Redpoll 2 -
Lapwing 26 -
House Martin 2 -

Totals: 494 individuals, 20 species, 10:20 hours

Present: Greenshank 1, Willow Warbler 1

Comments: A wonderful morning to be out with visibility well into Lincolnshire, but soon reducing 65000m til lunchtime. Sky 6ok initially becoming 4ok then 9ok with rain. Exceptionally high mipit parties SE at the edge of perception with 10x bins were the most interesting movers but the best bird was an intreguing Song Thrush south mid morning. Few gulls today but with more going NW. The first noticeable Buzzard movement of the season with other raptors going west. A Greenshank appeared after the first spell of rain and remained all afternoon in deteriorating conditions.

Dave