March 13 [Day 22] Winds were light all day mainly W to WSW, and the cloudless skies gave way after 1100 to gradually increasing cumulus then altostratus and cirrus cloud cover reaching 90% at 1900. The clear sky allowed the temperature to drop to -10C at 0800, reaching a high of 5C at 1600. The initial calm, cool conditions meant that the first migrant raptor did not appear until 1056, but subsequent movement was steady until 1800, after which only 4 birds were seen with the last, a Rough-legged Hawk, moving north at 1824. Peak movement was 32 birds between 1400 and 1500. Because of the conditions many of the birds flew high to the north west of the ridge, and most spent some time in soaring flight. The first Merlin of the season flew north at 1222. The combined species total of 172 and the Golden Eagle Total of 147 are both season-high counts. The daily total bird species count of 24 is also the highest so far this year. 11.33 hours (232) BAEA 18 (180), NOGO 4 (23), RLHA 2 (7), GOEA 147 (651), MERL 1 (1) TOTAL 172 (870)

Mount Lorette (Alan) It was calm and cloudless all day with the temperature only reaching 2.5C from a low of -12C. The first of the season’s high 85 Golden Eagles appeared at 1020, but movement was slow until 1630 after which 65 birds migrated to the NW over Mount Lorette with the last moving at 1925. 11.5 hours (143.3) BAEA 5 (25), GOEA 85 (216) TOTAL 90 (245)