Probably best Pipit day so far for us, though still poor in comparison to previous years. A excellent morning for Alba's... also 3 more Jays and 2 Ravens. I have noticed that whenever Ravens pass over here it always seems to be NE to SW.
Meadow Pipit: 313 (3W) plus 20 or so bloggers. (Best parties: 15,14,13 & 11)
Pied Wagtail: 76 (best parties: 8 & 6)
Grey Wagtail: 1
Linnet: 21 (8W)
Chaffinch: 16 (1W)
Twite: 4
Goldfinch: 3
Siskin: 13 (3 parties)
Redpoll: 4 (one party)
BGH: 9
LBBG: 1
Raven: 2 SW
Jay: 3
Starling: 11 (2W) first Westerley Starlings..
Blackbird: 1
Kestrel: 1
Swallow: 3 (one party)
Woodpigeon: 7
Cheers,
Bryan.
PS: This has just been posted on the vismig website and it may be of interest to persons wanting a better explanation of the term "blog" <p> Mike - A term predating the internet by several decades, but not in my dictionary, "TO BLOG" is a verb meaning to wander from place to place with little real purpose, the avian equivalent, I suppose, of wandering, meandering, loitering, strolling, window-shopping, etc. as distinct from actively seeking to go from A to B on migration or as a long-distance feeding or roosting movement. Perhaps it originated in 1960s seawatching, when Manx Shearwaters might be passing at 30,000 per hour and Gannets at 300 per hour, but there were also a few dozen Herring Gulls (the local breeders) blogging around the cliffs. I've used it all my birdwatching life without really thinking about it. .....Does anyone else know of an earlier use of the word? - Tim * ----- Original Message ----- From: mfpfol To: 'TimSharrock' Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:59 AM Subject: RE: [bnhs_news_group] vis mig Sharpenhoe Clappers visit VIII
Hi Tm
I've missed a trick I think - what on earth do birds do when they BLOG?!
