Cloudy with clear spells 6/8, F3 Vismig between 07:30 and 09:30. No nocmig due to a failed recording Redwing 31 (15s,6s,1s,5s,1s,3s) Woodpigeon 100 (70s,3w,5s,1s,1s,2s,5s,1s,1s,2s) Jay 1 Swallow 5s Skylark 8s Meadow Pipit 62 Lapwing 45 (local flock)
08 Sept 2022 07:30 – 08:00, Weather Wind east F2, 4/8 cloud, 14° Brief visit to the viewpoint: Golden Plover 1 – associating with the Lapwing flock Lapwing c70 Snipe 7 Linnet c20 Meadow Pipit c10 Goldfinch c40 Swallow c10 … Continued
6 September 2022, Vizmig session 06:30 08:00 Map 8/8 cloud, light SE wind Meadow Pipit 10 Lapwing 50 Wheatear 2 juv Linnet c40 Chaffinch 1S Goldfinch c10 Swallow 17 Starling 2W Jackdaw Skylark 1 Lesser black-backed gull 1 Black-headed gull … Continued
weather overnight rain followed by fog clearing to little cloud, Wind 1 SW, 14°c nocmig – Mellor Single curlew called twice at 01:45 vismig – Dean Clough c50 Grounded Meadow Pipits at Dean Clough
Here’s a prediction. Continental thrushes usually start arriving in the UK in late September. The big arrivals happen in October, but it’s Oct 4 now and there’s very few winter thrushes around, even on the east coast. The main reason … Continued
weather 4/8 cloud, Wind South 3, temp c 12°c. Conditions much improved on recent days after further overnight rain nocmig Quiet again. Heavy rain overnight vismig At last, something to report. The improved weather this morning definitely unblocked some passage … Continued
Weather Low cloud / fog 9/8. Visibilty 100m. intermittent drizzle. circa 15°c. Calm. Wind 0/1. vismig Meadow Pipit, 77 between 08:40 and 09:10 in small groups. Some ground in the fog. Chiffchaff, 3 in garden nocmig Pink-footed Geese, three skeins … Continued
Weather Low cloud 8/8, occaisonal break in clouds, intermittent light drizzle, light westerly, circa 14°c vismig 09:40 – 10:10 Meadow Pipt 6 south Swallow c25 feeding over Saccary Lane Goldcrest 1 nocmig Only registration was a vocal Tawny Owl between … Continued
Weather 7/8 high cirro stratus cloud. Light southerly wind c 15°c vismig Meadow Pipt 11 S Swallow c25 House Martin c5 Grey Wagtail 1 N Pied Wagtail 2 S Lapwing 40 S nocmig Very quiet night. Only a single Tawny … Continued