Queensbury Tonight 16-08-2007

Heavy Showers, clear skies inbetween. W>F3

No Swifts tonight,
1 Alba Wagtail >W 2015hrs
9 Swallows >S 2030hrs
+ usual gulls, corvids and Starlings.

 

Bri

Wilsden Tonight 16-08-2007

A Break in the Clouds (c) 2007

Oxenhope 16-08-2007

Trough Lane,  2 Wheatear,

 

Nab water Lane,  3 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat,

 

Fly Flatts,  1 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat.

 

Brian Vickers.

Wilsden Tonight 16-08-2007

1850 - 2000hrs

W F3, Fresh, 4/8 to 8/8, Clear, Some Rain later on then skies clearing.

 

No Swifts again. An unexpected evening with big changes in the numbers of birds in the sky! Much of this is not vismig but none the less an interesting change. A House Martin crash with only a handfull of birds about in dramatic comparison to the swarming masses of last night. Many more Bradford bound Starlings however with groups of up to 50 going over. Also  a further increase in the numbers of mipits going west with one of the faultering groups being six strong. Also a few Mallard over, an unusual bird here. Gulls continue to be poor.

 

House Martin c10

Starling 456 > ESE

Mipit 16 > W

Woodpigeon 25 > NE

Mallard 7 > W

Small Gulls 27

LBBG 7 > NW

Carrion Crow

Rook

Finch sp

 

Dave