well down and all affected by heat distortion
whilst this weather continues.
Another uncomfortable day weather wise with clear skies and hot sunshine from the word go and very little breeze from the W then SW. Luckily this mornings bout of thick fog was confined to the valleys.
Despite what I call terrible conditions it didnt stop the day having its moments with a few birds on the move early doors and a good supply of blogging species.
A walk to the east shoreline, before the heat got too excessive, found LBB and Herring gulls, which the Peregrine flew through and scattered but went away unsuccessful , whilst 6 Teal were on the water. Back at the south shore , yesterdays 2 Ringed Plover were still present with the new arrival
of a juvenile Dunlin.
Once again my final scope of the morning found a Green Sandpiper over on one of the islands so a quick unload of the car again and a dash through the boatyard to a vantage point that looks down on the islands but no sign of the bird. I then walked further on towards the east shore to look back at the other side of the islands but unable to re locate it.
The afternoon was hotter and stickier with very little breeze so after a quick walk it was settle down in the shade of the club house and rely on scoping the area.
The Dunlin and 2 Ringed Plovers were still present but reluctant to come out of the shade of the rocks but still no sign of the Green Sand.
Blogging Mipits were everywhere along with 7 very active Wheatear.
Hopefully this weather can,t go on much longer.
Just to clarify a point..... Ive had 2 text and an e mail now asking what Oktas are and why have I started using them on my blog related to cloud cover.
I know most of you will know and especially if you take part in visible migration but for the few that wonder what I,m on about... I used to measure cloud cover on my blog weather report in percentages such as 50% cloud cover etc but now that I am also putting vis mig reports on Trektellen they specify that cloud cover is measured in oktas ( okts) as used by aircraft, shipping etc.
All oktas are is a scale , the same as percentages, but from 0 to 8 where
8/8 is full cloud cover and 0/8 is a cloudless sky like today. Between 0 and 8 is partial cloud , the higher the number, the more cloud there is.
Rather than use one system for my blog and the other system for Trektellen I just stick to the oktas.
Bet you wish you,d never asked now !!
Vis Mig
17 Lapwing.......................>S
4 Alba Wagtail.................>W
41 Mipits.........................>S with several more blogging
13 Swallow.....................>S
7 House Martin..............>S
Bloggers
2 Ringed Plover
1 Dunlin
1 Green Sandpiper
6 Teal
7 Wheatear
8 LBB
3 Herring, sub adults.
Present
1 Peregrine
3 Kestrel
4 Canadas
3 Mallard
BS