Northantsbirds

A mixed bag of weather over the past week included a predominantly south-easterly airstream off the continent and, although devoid of new summer visitors, there was a run of decent birds that ooz...

https://northantsbirds.com/2024/05/18/newsround-11th-to-17th-may-2024/

The week just gone can only be described as one of those which was neither good nor bad in terms of what it actually produced. A high pressure system firmly anchored over the country provided exc...

https://northantsbirds.com/2024/05/11/newsround-4th-to-10th-may-2024/

This week we entered the merry month of May against a background of mixed weather conditions, including both southerly and easterly winds, with activity ramping up on the last day of the period. ...

https://northantsbirds.com/2024/05/05/newsround-27th-april-to-3rd-may-2024/

Cool northerlies and arctic air were the order of the week as we approach the end of April, during which time it was revealed that England has experienced its wettest eighteen months since record...

https://northantsbirds.com/2024/04/27/newsround-20th-to-26th-april-2024/

As spring continued to advance, the weather remained unsettled throughout the week, with early west to south-westerly winds swinging round to strong north-westerlies and northerlies by the end of...

https://northantsbirds.com/2024/04/20/newsround-13th-to-19th-april-2024/

The new week opened up with Storm Kathleen which, although not designated high impact, shot strong south to south-westerly winds across our bows over the first two days. Immediately in its wake c...

https://northantsbirds.com/2024/04/13/newsround-6th-to-12th-april-2024/

The overall south to south-westerly airflow was maintained throughout the week as a series of low pressure systems swept in off the Atlantic, hastening the arrival of more summer visitors. Indeed...

https://northantsbirds.com/2024/04/06/newsround-30th-march-to-5th-april-2024/

Another week in which the action ramped up, the second half of which was dominated by hefty showers and a strong southerly airflow off the near continent. Unsurprisingly, these migrationally-cond...

https://northantsbirds.com/2024/03/30/newsround-23rd-to-29th-march-2024/

Spring continued to unfold nicely. Considering it was only the third week in March it was delightfully eventful, keeping birders on their toes and producing something for everyone, as well as del...

https://northantsbirds.com/2024/03/25/newsround-16th-to-22nd-march-2024/

The previous week’s easterly airstream continued into the early part of the week just gone before more sustained south to south-westerlies set in to shape the weather for the greater part of th...

https://northantsbirds.com/2024/03/16/newsround-9th-to-15th-march-2024/