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Wednesday, December 10
by
Jim Cassels
on Wed 10 Dec 2008 07:00 PM GMT
November started with a cold spell and ended with a cold spell with snow, even at sea level. more »
Friday, November 14
by
Jim Cassels
on Fri 14 Nov 2008 10:00 PM GMT
The first snow of the winter covered the mountain tops on 26 October, marking the start of a cold settled spell to end a rather unsettled month that had over 200mm of rain in twenty five days. more »
Saturday, October 11
by
Jim Cassels
on Sat 11 Oct 2008 12:00 PM BST
With over 120mm of rain over twenty two days, September was wet, although the last week was sunnier.
In September, migration was well underway. more »
Saturday, September 6
by
Jim Cassels
on Sat 06 Sep 2008 07:00 AM BST
In August, breeding is coming to an end, and after breeding a number of species begin to flock together, some in preparation for migration. more »
Thursday, August 7
by
Jim Cassels
on Thu 07 Aug 2008 04:24 PM BST
As in June, raising young continued to be a priority in July. July also marks the end of the breeding season for some birds. Some birds, which have been breeding further north, appeared again on their migration south more »
Wednesday, July 2
by
Jim Cassels
on Wed 02 Jul 2008 06:08 AM BST
Raising young is the priority during the long daylight hours in June. The settled spell in May seemed to have benefited the smaller birds. There were lots of reports of young birds more »
Friday, June 13
by
Jim Cassels
on Fri 13 Jun 2008 05:42 PM BST
May’s weather was predominantly dry and settled. This pleasant weather encouraged people to be out and about, and over one hundred species were reported to me in May. more »
Wednesday, May 21
by
Jim Cassels
on Wed 21 May 2008 01:07 PM BST
April is the month when spring migration gets underway with arrivals and departures of birds, all seeking their best breeding territories. April had some dry spells. Initially the wind was mainly from the north and this may have delayed the arrival of our earlier summer visitors. However as the temperature rose towards the end of the month so the summer visitors began to arrive. more »
Friday, April 18
by
Jim Cassels
on Fri 18 Apr 2008 02:32 PM BST
Spring is here, and hopefully by now you will have seen your first migrants. It is an exciting time ... more » Monday, April 7
by
Jim Cassels
on Mon 07 Apr 2008 05:52 PM BST
At the start and at the end of the month, February was wet, although for nearly a fortnight in the ... more »
by
Jim Cassels
on Mon 07 Apr 2008 01:36 PM BST
Sightings in January 2008 January was wet with more than160mm of rain falling on the west coast. There ... more » |
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