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.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

March 2 [Day 12] The day started calm, cloudless and -5C with 40-60% cumulus cloud after 1100 and increasingly strong W-WNW winds developing after1300. Despite the mainly sunny skies the temperature high was only 3C. Movement started early with an adult Golden Eagle at 0941 and with a few lulls was fairly steady all day until 1750 when the last Golden Eagle moved north. With the exception of 1 subadult, all 25 Golden Eagles were adults, and of the 14 Bald Eagles, 11 were adult, 1 subadult and 2 juvenile. Both the Bald and Golden Eagle totals were season high counts to date. One of the resident Golden Eagles was hunting the ridge at 0748, and the aerie was visited at 1242. A resident bird hunting low and close to the observers at 1443 gave us a spectacular view. Migrant passerines comprised 97 Grey-crowned Rosy-Finches, 5 Common Redpolls, and the first Pine Siskins (4) and European Starling of the season. 11 hours (119.2) BAEA 14 (72), NOGO 1 (4), GOEA 25 (61) TOTAL 40 (143)

Mount Lorette 11.75 hours (22.75) BAEA 1 (2), GOEA 1 (3) TOTAL 2 (5)

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