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Post Info TOPIC: Vismig Fri Oct 16th 2009 Hutton Roof Cumbria.


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Vismig Fri Oct 16th 2009 Hutton Roof Cumbria.
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Fri Oct 16th 2009 - Hutton Roof Cumbria.
0730hrs-1200hrs
Wind: South East 8mph
Movements:
Thrushes 98% North or Northeast then from 0930hrs mainly East
Starlings: 99% East
Chaffinch: E,SE,W,SW.
all others South unless stated otherwise.
 
Another great day. Superb watching the Starling squadrons going through directly and low East, best party today 150. Still overwhelmingly Redwing in comparison to Fieldfare.  Would now expect them to kick off anyday now.  Brambling again.  A great 28 party of Redpoll, more Siskin today. Lots of Greenfinch around today
 
Redwing: 3706 (81 parties, best: 100,100,120,100,100,100,200,80,80 - bulk where 30-50)
Fieldfare: 701 (20 parties, best: 100,50,60,50,50,50,50,50 - no big parties yet..)
Starling: 823 (24 parties, best: 150, 60,50,50,50,50, bulk of parties around the 20)
Chaffinch: 126  (best party 10)
Meadow Pipit: 56
Mistle Thrush: 1
Pied Wagtail: 10
BHG: 20E
LBBG: 148E probably local
Common Gull: 60 local feeding party
Woodpigeon: 322
Goldfinch: 34 (one party 8E)
Blackbird: 1N
Redpoll: 42 (one party 28S)
Brambling: 4 (2x2)
Greenfinch: 51
Linnet: 5
Siskin: 11
Skylark: 8 (1E & 1NW)
Reed Bunting: 7
 
also:
Golden Plover calls heard
Ravens (2)
Common Buzzard (2)
Stonechat heard calling on Hutton Roof
Kestrel.
 
 
Bryan Yorke.
 


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