October 8 [Day 19] (Terry Waters) The temperature reached 17C at 1400 from a low of 5C and remained there for most of the day. Winds were SW light all day reaching 11 km/h around noon and ridge winds were SW mainly moderate gusting to 51 km/h at 0800 but not exceeding 35 km/h for the rest of the day. Cloud cover was initially 20% altocumulus reaching 100% altostratus after 1500 which reduced to 70% by the end of the day. The first Golden Eagle was at 0931 and raptor movement was thereafter fairly steady all day apart from a sag in numbers between 1300 and 1500 when only 7 birds passed, and the maximum hourly passage was 29 birds between 1600 and 1700, the last bird being recorded at 1820. Golden Eagles were again the dominant migrant providing 117 (88a, 11sa, 11j, 7u) of the day’s 122 migrants and the last four days have produced 908 migrant Golden Eagles. Other migrants were 2u Sharp-shinned Hawks, 2 adult Northern Goshawks and the season’s second Peregrine Falcon. A Northern Pygmy-Owl at 1730 was the first for the season but there was no noticeable passerine movement. 9.75 hours (211.67) SSHA 2 (50), NOGO 2 (13), GOEA 117 (1333), PEFA 1 (2) TOTAL 122 (1555)