Saturday, September 13, 2008

Mount Tabor (raptor watch point)

Posting for Nick Dawtrey
Red Kite this evening at 6.30. The bird was seen coming over from Stoodley Pike area, over upper Luddenden Dean and Cold Edge then off towards the area between Ogden and Thornton Moor. I think this is our third record of Red Kite this year - well done Nick.

Also 3 Goosander >N
Meadow Pipits moving through

Take a very careful look, if you see any Buzzards in the next week or so as there has been numerous Honey Buzzards moving through on the east coast in the last day or so!

No reports from the Wryneck location today.
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4 comments:

Green Business Network (GBN) said...

I put in another hour for Wryneck on Saturday 6-7pm. No sign, but a Spotted Fly was a decent enough record for Norland Moor edge. Looked across but couldn't see NCD's Red Kite.

8:36 pm
Dave Barker said...

dohhhhh I was up at Thornton Moor at that time and must have missed that one whilst scopeing out east for potential honey buzzards.... saw none!!

Best Wishes
Dave Barker.

PS.
Vismig today 0650 - 1200hrs
Much of it was entering Calderdale.

An improving morning with low cloud and heavy drizzle initially. Visibility becoming 3km and drizzle ceasing by 0815hr after which visibility increased rapidy out to the east. Meadow Pipits were moving exceptionally well in groups of up to 55 initially. Most of the 527 counted came through in the first hour..... the period of poor visibility and drizzle and it diddnt seem to worry them at all... The only problem was that you could only see a fraction of what would have been on the move, all were going south... birds were frequently heard but not seen above the low cloud base. Snipe were phenominal with twelve parties located throughout the morning the largest of which was 11, all were going fast west. Total Snipe 51 > W. The first Swallow was not seen until 0830hr, numbers seen gradually increased throughout the morning with 723 up to 1100hrs and a further 526 in the final hour up to 1200hr. Most of the Swallows were travelling south east and nearly all were high and travelling in waves of groups the largest of which was estimated at 240 birds. 1249 SE was the total. Wigeon also deserve a mention, with a single skein of 10 going fast west at 0840hr. Visibility out to the east became very very clear mid morning underneath the cloudbase with buildings in Hull and a chimney thought to be in Grimsby never seen before becomming clearly visible. Beverley Minster could also be seen..... very infrequent from this site.

See webpage for more information.

Dave

9:39 pm
David Sutcliffe said...

Well done with the Sply Nigel - thats a good record.

Sorry you missed the Red Kite Dave - especially when you were nearby. We all missed it too!!!Very interesting on the vis mig this morning especially the Snipe -thats a great number for round here. I have never really done vis mig other than at Spurn many years ago! I have never just found the right spot locally and I am nearly always on the move! I know Brian Sumner has done it at Fly Flats and Andy Cockroft at Northowram. It looks a very rewarding side to birding - as long as there are a few birds about. Keep up the good work. Dave

10:06 pm
Nick Carter said...

Honey Buzzard over Leeds Road Huddersfield today (Tuesday)

8:15 pm

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