The South Livingstone Raptor Count for the spring migration of 2008 has now begun. First official day of counting began on 20th February 2008. Follow the daily movement of raptors on this blog updated daily by Peter Sherrington.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

May 6 [Day 71] Conditions were calm until noon when NE-NNE winds developed bringing snow pellet, hail and rain showers that became heavy after 1515 necessitating a hasty retreat from the ridge. The morning saw a few sunny breaks in the stratocumulus cloud cover, but after the wind shift the mountains were often shrouded in cloud and after 1515 everything was obscured. The temperature rose to 6C from an initial 3.5C but fell to 2C by 1500. No migrant raptors were seen and there was little other movement with the exception of two medium-sized shorebirds flying high to the north at 0915 tantalizingly just too far to the west to allow specific identification. 9 hours (816.7) No migrant raptors

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