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Raptor and soaring bird count for 31/8/16. Autumn 2016 – Day 14.

Though the wind was strong today, we did get some flocks of honey buzzards. The forecast for tomorrow is for even stronger winds…let’s hope it’s wrong! More information: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1697/20160831

Raptor and soaring bird count for 30/8/16. Autumn 2016 – Day 13.

Despite a slow start to the day, with strong NNW winds and high temperatures, at midday things changed for the better, with several flocks of honey buzzards flying overhead. So today was a good day . More details see link below: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1697/20160830

Raptor and soaring bird count for 29/8/16. Autumn 2016 – Day 12.

Today finally sent some raptors our way! A small flock of honey buzzards and a new species for the season. Hopefully better days on the horizon. See link below: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1697/20160829

Raptor and soaring bird count for 28/8/16. Autumn 2016 – Day 11.

The winds have dropped considerably today compared to the previous days. Some raptors were brave enough to dare the crossing, so we’re hoping many more are about to follow and fly over Antikythera in the next few days. More details, see link below: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1697/20160828

Raptor and soaring bird count for 27/8/16. Autumn 2016 – Day 10.

The strong winds kept raptors away from Antikythera again, so not much to report from the island today. According to the weather forecast, the winds should drop as of tomorrow, so fingers crossed the sky will get nice and busy . More information see the link below: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1697/20160827  

Raptor and soaring bird count for 26/8/16. Autumn 2016 – Day 9.

Today was similar to the previous days, with winds blowing stronger than ever…let’s hope the wind drops tomorrow and some raptors try to cross over Antikythera. More details: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1697/20160826

Raptor and soaring bird count for 25/8/16. Autumn 2016 – Day 8.

The weather was even worse today, with heavy cloud and strong winds. Few raptors crossed today, and the few birds we saw were some residents trying desperatly to fly against the wind  and two  raptors trying to cross Antikythira. More details see link below: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1697/20160825    

Raptor and soaring bird count for 24/8/16. Autumn 2016 – Day 7.

Though the conditions on the island made raptors crossing impossible today, the force of the easterlies was so strong, they made monitoring impossible as we could not hold the binoculars! More details see the link below: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1697/20160824

Raptor and soaring bird count for 23/8/16. Autumn 2016 – Day 6.

Though the weather was similar to yesterday, visibility was rather low. Still, we did have some honey buzzard flocks and one new specie. For more details : http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1697/20160823

Raptor and soaring bird count for 22/8/16. Autumn 2016 – Day 5.

Calm winds created optimal conditions for raptors crossing the island today, sending flocks of up to sixty five birds our way. For  more details about the migration see the link below: http://www.trektellen.org/count/view/1697/20160822