REDWING - 2 (min) South, over high at 10.35. 1st of autumn.
M Pipit - 100`s (500+) in large parties to start then 5-10`s. (22 ringed). Quiet by 10am. 3 large parties(20+ birds) over after we had packed nets up, maybe starting moving again??
Chaffinch - Steady 1-2`s all session. Lot quieter than 1st Oct.
Redpoll - 10 max.
Linnet - 30+. 5-6 parties.
Goldfinch - 10.
Siskin - 30. 5 parties.
R Bunt - 10+. Noticable numbers moving. (3 ringed).
2 S Thrush, 4 Blackbird, 3 Chiffchaff(2 ringed), 1Raven.
Late start again! 9.15 - 12.30. A brilliant 3 hr session today but had to be home for 1pm! Gutted!!!
Weather- Misty, hill fog clearing 9.45 to overcast then sunny periods later. Wind 5-10 SE.
Redwings (46) as soon as i got out of van, obvious Redpoll, Greenfinch and Chaffinch movement also. No Fieldfare till 1st party at 11.45, then hundreds through!
Redwing - 300+ South in parties to 50. Seemed to stop before Fieldfares started. Several ringed.
Fieldfare - 900+(min) South very high from 11.45-12.15. LOTS missed also as i wasn`t watching proper due to netting. All birds coming from Crown point direction then turning South down valley towards C/Booth, over res. 3 parties over house back home within 15 mins of getting there. (200, 60 and 120!). Cutting across valley towards Cribden end.
M Pipit - 200+(min). Still going through in decent numbers all session.
Greenfinch - 150+. Numerous, steady passage all session.
Redpoll - 30+ in 2-3`s. ( Ringed bird from elsewhere caught along with 6 others).
Chaffinch - 50+(min). Lots over early them decreased quickly.
R Bunt - 20+ all high to South.
Swallow - 1.
P Wagtail - 10. Singles South in 1st hour.
Siskin - 15+(min). Only 2 parties south. Others prob missed.
Goldfinch - 40+. Steady movement south all session.
Starling - 100+(min). 1st passage birds noticed today. All south, with or near Thrush flocks.
2 Whooper Swans, low to North past waggoners 10ish. Prob been on res. Chiffchaff with L T Tit flock. 9 Blackbirds in Limy Lane bushes. 1 Cormorant on pylon again.
Late start again. 10.15am - 1.15pm. with Mr R Archer.
Weather - Low cloud and dull, misty on hilltops. Wind 10-20SE-S.
Complete contrast to yesterday. Very quiet, very few Thrushes over, only noticable numbers of birds moving were Greenfinches. No Redpoll at all. Only obvious difference to yesterday was the wind strength. 6 late Swallows.
All movement South.
Fieldfare - 1 party only containing c80 birds.
Redwing - 30+ in singles and 2-4`s.
Swallow - 6. (2,4).
Blackbird - 2.
M Pipit - 30ish, in 1-2`s.
Greenfinch - 50+(min). Steady movement all session.
Weather - Clear stary skies to bright sunshine. Wind - calm to 10SE-S.
Redwing piling over from dark till 9am. Fieldfare only 3-4 big parties. Chaffinch, Linnet, Redpoll and Siskin very quiet again. Brambling coming over with Thrush flocks. Lots of Greenfinch. Good ringing session - 102 birds caught.
Redwing - 1000+. Lots from the start, parties to 30. Tailed off by 9am. (25 ringed)
Fieldfare - 300+. Only a few big parties to 80.
Blackbird - 30+. Coming in with Redwing flocks. Continental birds.
Song Thrush - 20+. Also dropping in with Redwings.
M Pipit - 200+. Singles and small parties to 15 birds, all session.
Greenfinch - 200+. Steady parties to 15, all session. (47 ringed)
Raining, heavy at times, on and off till 10am then dry and sunny. Wind 10-15W.
Rain stopped most passage but Fieldfare parties did drop in early after dawn with Brambling in with them. Very few other finches and only a few redwings.
Highlight of morning being 2 groups of Tree Sparrow over to South.(2 + 3)
Fieldfare - 300+ in a few large parties in first 2 hrs.
Redwing - 50+ in a few small parties first light.
Brambling - 6+ in with Fieldfare flocks.
Greenfinch - 30+. 3-4 parties only started to arrive after rain stopped.
M Pipit - 50+. Singles.
Pink Footed Goose - 32. 2 parties(12+20)
R Bunt - 5. Singles.
Sparrowhawk - 3. Singles to South, high up.
Jackdaw - 50+. Several groups to South. Not seen up here before.
Weather - Clear stary sky to sunny. Wind calm to 10 S then SW.
Terrible morning with next to no movement. No Fieldfare at all. Only 2 small parties of Redwing at dawn then not one more!. What did move, mostly went the opposite way to normal - North!. Very few Finches, except Greenfinch but 20 Crossbill to North at 11.30.
M Pipit - 20 max.
Redwing - 14. (8,6N).
Greenfinch - 60+. (30+ ringed).
L Redpoll - 10+, singles.(8 ringed).
Linnet - 1.
Goldfinch - 20+.
Chaffinch - 10+, singles.
2 Cormorant on pylon, 5 Blackbird, 1 S Thrush, 2 Kestrel, 5 R Bunt.
Weather - Hill fog and heavy drizzle to dry and overcast by 9.45am. Wind 10 increasing all the time to 20+SW.
After a tip-off (thanks Bryan) that Thrushes were arriving from the east yesterday pm in Yorkshire, braved the bad weather to have Redwing, in good numbers, going over from before dawn. Fieldfares started to arrive after 1st hr of light, in large parties, dropping out of the mist. Quiet by 10am. Very little else other than Thrushes. All back to going the usual way - South, down the valley.
Apparently more Thrushes arriving on the East coast late morning today so could be ok tomorrow.
Redwing - 400+. 5-10`s steady early. Biggest party 90.
After Sat / Sunday being poor with only minimal movement of Thrushes/Finches with S winds. With strong S-SE winds blowing today we didn`t expect much. Wrong!
Had to leave for 10am with birds still heading over in large numbers . Redwing piling over from dawn with Fieldfares joining in shortly after. Good numbers of Chaffinch for 1st time in a few weeks, Greenfinch also in good numbers. Starlings good for 1st time for a bit. 2 late SWALLOWS. Most movement South.
Redwing - 400(min)+. Parties to 40 decreasing by 9am.
Fieldfare - 800+. Numerous large flocks after daylight, still going at 10am.(50 to West).
Blackbird - 20+. with F/Fares.
S Thrush - 6(min) with F/Fares.
Swallow - 2 very late birds together, South.
Starling - 250+. Flocks to 40 from dawn.
Chaffinch - 60. 5-6`s in parties and 2-3`s in with Thrush flocks.
Greenfinch - 50+. Groups of 5-6`s steady all session.
Goldfinch - 12. (3,3,6).
Crossbill - 3.
2 Raven, Kestrel, 23 Mallard, 6 BH Gull.
Craig.
-- Edited by C Bel on Monday 24th of October 2011 09:05:58 PM
Tues 25th Oct 2011. 6.45-11am with B Bell. (Nice to meet Ina).
Overcast to Sunny spells. Wind 5-15 SE-S.
Very quiet after 1st 2hrs. Redwing in decent numbers at first light, then a few decent flocks of Fieldfare but quiet by 9am. Very few Finches, except L Redpoll late morning. Another late Swallow.
Redwing - 150+. Most in 1st hr.
Fieldfare - 200+. 4-5 parties. All in 1st 2 hrs.
Greenfinch - 20.
Chaffinch - 15+. Singles.
L Redpoll - 30+. 3 parties late morning. (14 ringed).
Clear stary sky to sunny. Low cloud and mist to South. Wind 10-15 S.
Quiet again with no Redwing until after 1/2hr of daylight, then a few parties till 9am. Fieldfare parties all morning but well spaced between flocks. R Ouzel with F/fare flock at 10.30. Only a few finches moving. 2 Gadwall circled overhead and res before going West 10.40ish.
Redwing - 200. Small parties early.
Fieldfare - 500+. Large parties well spaced. Noticed late on that 3 big groups skimmed low around edge of Nutshaw Hill. May have missed lots!
R Ouzel - 1 with F/fares.
Blackbird - 6 in with RW / FF flocks.
Finches - Greenfinch 25+ in 2-3`s. Chaffinch 15+ in singles. L Redpoll 20+ in 2-3`s.
Sparrowhawk - 3.
Goldcrest - 2.
R Bunt - 5+ singles.
Starling - 200+ in small groups.
Gadwall - 2. Mallard - 30+.
1 Kestrel, 1 Raven, 4 Blackbird(local). 1 (M)Stonechat on fence.(1st since summer).
Overcast at dawn, sunny spells then rain. Wind 15, gusting to 25 South.
Quiet overall but started good. Redwings at first light and for 1st hr, Fieldfare after 1/2hr of light in a few decent parties then dead by 9.30am. Very few finches. Late Swallow again.
Redwing - 60+. Small groups first hr.
Fieldfare - 300+ in smaller parties than usual. (20-30`s) Stopped by 9.30.
Blackbird - 4+.
Swallow - 1.
Greenshank - 1 over res.
Goldfinch - 25+ in small groups.
Greenfinch - 2!
Siskin - 2.
L Redpoll - 1.
Linnet - 2.
Chaffinch - 10. Singles.
Starling - 50+, small groups early.
P Wag - 3+.
Jackdaw - 20+ South.
1 Fem Goosander, 4 Kestrel, 8+ Mallard, 10 L T Tit, 2 R Bunt.
Weather - Hill fog and overcast. Dense fog to South. Occ sunny spells. Wind 5-10 S to SW.
Very quiet morning with little movement of anything, except early Redwing, only brightened by a Fem/Imm Marsh Harrier straight overhead then South over res and beyond at 7.30am. Very few F/fare and Finches. But 3 Swallows.
Marsh Harrier - 1 Fem/Imm slowly South well above pylon height.
Clear stary sky to bright sunshine. Wind - Calm to 5 NE.
Brilliant first 2 hrs of daylight with 100`s of Redwing dropping in with lots of Fieldfares aswell. Movement stopped very sudden at 9.15am with little else moving after that.
Redwing - 700+(min). Some large parties to 50. (35 ringed)
Fieldfare - 400+. 30-50 parties.
Blackbird - 12. In with redwings.
Brambling - 1.
Sparrowhawk - 3.
Chaffinch 5, Greenfinch 10, L Redpoll 3, Goldfinch 15.
M Pipit - 20+.
R Bunt - 4.
3 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 13 Common Gull.
Craig.
-- Edited by C Bel on Sunday 6th of November 2011 08:09:34 PM
Dissapointing morning considering pretty good conditions for migration. Redwing/Fieldfare in decent numbers early then very quiet by 9am. Very few finches again.
Redwing - 250+. Small parties to 20. (20 ringed).
Fieldfare - 250+. 3-4 large parties.
Greenfinch - 3.
Goldfinch - 5+.
Chaffinch - 20+. Well spaced 1-2`S.
Siskin - ? . unseen flock over.
Starling - 30.
R Bunt - 5.
5 Blackbird, 2 Kestrel, 1 Goldcrest, 1 S Thrush, 1 T Owl.
Worst morning yet, with very few birds over. Singles and 2-3 small parties of Redwing, 3-4 flocks of Fieldfare and 2-3 parties of Greenfinch, that was it!! 11 Pink feet to NE.
Looks like thats it until this unusually mild weather over the whole of Scandinavia moves away and the normal severe cold forces more birds to move here.
Redwing - 30. Small parties( 2-8`s) at first light then nothing.
Fieldfare - 150. A few small parties to 35 after first light then nothing.
Greenfinch - 20. (15,3,2).
Goldfinch - 12. 1 flock.
M Pipit - 2 West.
11 Pink Footed Goose low to NE. 4 Kestrel, 1 Fem Goosander.
Foggy/misty start lifting to overcast later. Wind 5 S.
A bit colder over in Scandanavia so thought i would have another session to see if any thrush movement. Quite a few Redwing from 1st light, and even more Fieldfare for the 1st 2hrs then dead again c9am. Single drake Shoveler South towards Res c8am prob landed on water. Very few other birds except Chaffinch.
Redwing - 100+. Parties to 25 from dawn.
Fieldfare - 400+. Several decent groups to South after 1st light.
Surprised you did not note any Woodpigeon as there seems to be high numbers moving. Was looking forward to going out this morning but thick fog here most of the day.
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No, not a pigeon to be seen! Quite foggy up there to start with but lifted to mist and sunshine after an hour. Doesn`t seem to be a good Woody passage route up there as ive not seen many all autumn.
