The South Livingston Raptor Count for the fall migration of 2009 has now begun. First official day of counting began on 25th August 2009. Follow the daily movement of raptors on this blog updated daily by Peter Sherrington. If you enjoy and are inspired by what you are reading, and would consider supporting or joining RMERF, please click on Membership for details.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

November 10 [Day 76] (Valley View site) The temperature briefly rose to 5C at 1100 from a morning low of 2C and fell to 0C by 1735. Ground winds were W-WSW all day, light to1000 after which they gusted between 25 and 60 km/h for the rest of the day. Ridge winds were moderate to strong W-WSW and cloud cover ranged from 100-50% mainly cumulus and stratocumulus. Sleet, snow or hail fell until 1420 with the Livingstone Ridge largely obscured between 0825 and 1015. Because of the weather raptor movement was sparse and sporadic with just 14 birds moving between 1036 and 1638 with half recorded after 1518. Apart from a single Rough-legged Hawk at 1634 all migrants were eagles: 5 Bald (4a,1j) and 8 Golden (7a,1u). 10.58 hours (880.05) BAEA 5 (369), RLHA 1 (62), GOEA 8 (4098) TOTAL 14 (6602)

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