March 9 [Day 8] (Cliff Hansen, assisted by Chris Hunt) It was another warm day with the temperature reaching 11C at 1200 that fell to 4C at 1800. Surface winds were WSW 5-10 gusting 20-25 km/h to 1600 after which they became SW for the rest of the day, and ridge winds were moderate to strong SSW that gusted to 169 km/h at 0800 and to 122 km/h at 1400. Initial cloud cover was 90% altostratus and altocumulus reducing to 40% altostratus and cumulus at 1200 before steadily increasing to 100% by the end of the day. The western ridges were completely obscured after 1400, while the eastern ridges were 20% obscured at 1500 and 100% obscured at 1800; light rain started at the site at 1700. Once again conditions proved to be unfavourable to raptor movement and the only migrant seen was an unaged Golden Eagle at 1621. Not one raven was seen on the ridges all day and the only other sighting of note was a flock of 100 Bohemian Waxwings late in the day. 8.33 hours (70.15) GOEA 1 (12) TOTAL 1 (14)

Beauvais Ridge (Peter Sherrington, 1500-1700) The story here was much the same with strong westerly winds producing 60% altostratus, altocumulus and cirrus cloud cover and a temperature of 12C. The only migrants seen were single adult Bald and Golden Eagles that moved together high to the NW at 1539, while an adult Bald Eagle, a dark morph Rough-legged Hawk and a pair of adult Golden Eagles were non-migratory. 2 hours (10.5) BAEA 1 (3), GOEA 1 (12) TOTAL 2 (16)