Cloudy with drizzle at times. Some low mist/cloud on hilltops early which lifted. Wind W/NW 10-15 and gusty.
Heavy rain to the North of us probably affected numbers. Started ok then dried up by 9am.
M Pipit numbers up again, for 1st 2 hrs anyway, then nothing. 2 late Swifts S. Noticable lack of a Tit flock as yet which usually attracts other migrants (w warbs, blackcaps, chaffinch etc). Only seen maximum of 2 G Tit, 1 B Tit, 1 Coal Tit(ringed today) and 3 L T Tits so far in 4 visits!!
M Pipit - 100+ S, in small parties from 6.30. (4 ringed).
Chaffinch - 15 S in 1-2`s. (5 ringed).
L Redpoll - 15 S, several small groups. (7 ringed).
Greenfinch - 6 S singles.
Present - Goldcrest 4, W Warb 2(2 ringed), Goldfinch 6, Blackbird 1(ringed), Swift 2(quite late).
-- Edited by C Bel on Friday 7th of September 2012 09:07:38 PM
Clear blue sky and calm. Bright sunshine all morning. SW breeze (5-10) from 8am.
Best morning so far for M Pipits on the move straight away, quieter by 9.30am. Siskin were noticable for 1st time. Quiet for other finches with no L Redpoll, Greenfinch or Goldfinch seen. Male Redstart on fence and Hawthorn edge (N) at dawn. 1st Blue Tit caught in 6 visits!! Good to meet Andy Y.
M Pipit - 350+ S. Good movement from the start, parties to 20+ coming steadily till 9am. (26 ringed with 1 net).
Tree Pipit - 1 S.
Yellow Wagtail - 1 S.
Siskin - ?, Several very high parties to S. (2 ringed).
R Bunting - 3 S, Singles. (1 ringed).
Swallow - 30+ S. (2-3`s.)
Jay - 9.. 5 together come through low from Waggoners along hawthorns to woods 7am, 4 over from same direction but very high 8am!
Hazy sunshine and calm. Wind (W-NW) picking up from 9am to 15-20mph.
Excellent start with lots of M Pipits from the start, with occasional Chaffinch, R Bunting and Greenfinch passing with them. Didnt have time to watch for 1st 2hrs properly as busy with nets. Up to 100 M Pipits on floor around net a couple of times before leaving to South. Numbers eased after 9am. First proper Greenfinch movement this morning. A few Goldcrests calling early morning.
M Pipit - 600-700+?? At least 500 birds pulled in to tape lure and then left to South. Lots in grass around net, lots in net which got out before capture!! Lots that didnt drop in and just carried on South all before 9am. Still coming but much lighter after that. (52 ringed, which included at least 5 Icelandic birds..).
Greenfinch - 25+ seen. (2-3`s) S. (8 ringed).
Chaffinch - 15. Singles S, with Pipits.
R Bunting - 6. Singles S. (3 ringed).
Siskin - ?? Heard again but not seen. ( 2 ringed).
Present - Goldcrest 3 (2 ringed), L Redpoll (1 ringed), 1st L T Tits 9 (5 ringed+2 from last year), Blackcap 1, Jay 2.
-- Edited by C Bel on Thursday 13th of September 2012 05:07:54 PM
Overcast to hazy sunshine and slight breeze. Wind picking up to steady 10NW and gusty.
Not as good as Thursday but still lots of birds moving from the start. Numerous smaller parties of M Pipits with a few Chaffinch and R Bunting. Several Pied Wagtails and Skylarks for the 1st time this autumn. Decent numbers of Siskin and Greenfinch with 1 Tree Pipit and 4 Grey Wagtails and a few Swallows South. Siskin ringed elsewhere also caught.
M Pipit - 400+. Smaller parties today but kept coming till late morning. (25 ringed, inc 4 Icelandic birds).
T Pipit - 1 S.
Greenfinch - 40+S. 2-3`s all session. (16 ringed).
Chaffinch - 10+S. Singles in with Pipits.
Siskin - 20+S. 2-3`s at high level. (4 ringed, +1 with ring from elsewhere caught).
L Redpoll - Very few again. (1 ringed) Dropped in with Siskin.
Skylark - 17 S. 3 parties-8,3,6.
Grey Wag - 4 Singles S. 1st of autumn.
Pied Wag - 7. 1-2`s usually with Pipits. 1st of autumn.
Swallow - 20+ S.
R Bunting - 3 S. Singles.
Present - 1st Song Thrush (1 ringed), Blackbird (1 ringed), Goldcrest (1 ringed), Cormorant 1, L E Owl 1, Sparrowhawk 1, Goldfinch 30 flock blogging.
-- Edited by C Bel on Saturday 15th of September 2012 09:11:09 PM
Very cold and frosty. Clear blue skies and calm. Sunny all morning with very small E/NE breeze from 10am.
Perfect morning after a week of rain. Started well with a Redwing high over to W at dawn. Put tape lure on but no others followed. M Pipits started to pile through in good numbers from 6.45am and didnt stop till 11ish and still coming in small groups when i left at 12. Good numbers of Greenfinch from 8-10am but few other Finches seen. Male Merlin chasing Fem Sparrowhawk and Pipits over fields. 3 single Buzzards through South very high. 4 Ravens North(2,2). A few S Thrush around after dawn prob migrants. Lots of Swallows S very high, not seen till R Archer had noticed the same over Edenfield. Chiffchaff with ring from elsewhere caught. (114 birds ringed).
Redwing - 1 calling over high to W at dawn. 1st of year for me.
M Pipit - 800+(min count) in big groups early on then 10-15`s after. Still coming in 5-10`s at 12am but more spaced. All very high and some not seen until tape pulled them down. Too busy with nets to count properly but best day yet. (55 ringed)
Pied Wag - 20+ Singles S, with Pipits.
R Bunting - 8 singles S with Pipits. (4 ringed)
Greenfinch - 60+ S. Small groups high and pulled in with lure. (38 ringed)
Chaffinch - very few. 20ish. 1 party of 11 + a few singles. (1 ringed)
Siskin - ?? 3-4 parties over S. Not seen tho.
L Redpoll - Very few heard. (6 ringed).
Raven - 4 N. (2,2).
Buzzard - 3 singles high S.
Present - 1 Male Merlin, 1 Fem Sparrowhawk(around nets several times during morning!), Blackcap (1 ringed), Chiffchaff 2?? (1 with ring from elsewhere caught + a singing bird), Grey Wag 1, Goldcrest 5 (2 ringed), 5 Song Thrush, Goldfinch (1 ringed), Jay 3, Cormorant 1 South.
Sun and high cloud. Calm-5 N wind early then 10-15 W. Heavy showers from 12noon.
Late start but good movement of Pipits and Greenfinch. Most birds very high up so lots not seen, in particular Siskins. With quite a few parties over but not seen. Migrant Robins and Goldcrest in numbers well above normal. 2 Twite dropped in to fence with Pipits. Decent 2 1/2 hrs. (70 ringed).
M Pipit - 300+ S. Small regular groups, tailed off towards 12 noon. (35 ringed).
Greenfinch - 50+ S. Small high groups. (21 ringed).
Twite - 2 dropped in with Pipits.
Siskin - ??? Several groups high not seen S.
Chaffinch and L Redpoll - Just a few of each S.
Swallow - 15+ S.
Present - Chiffchaff (2 ringed), Blackcap (1 ringed), Robin 8 (4 ringed), Goldcrest 5 (1 ringed), Jay 1, Snipe 3.
10-15 W wind. Light drizzle/mist then heavy showers. Cold.
Lots of Goldcrests calling and a few Pipits going S over home at 9am so went up.
Pipits moving straight after getting out of car. Chaffinch and Greenfinch moving also.1 net set up because of drizzle and to concentrate on M Pipits, but packed up after 45mins because of heavy showers. Bad forecast for Sat and Sunday so prob no reports for 2 weeks now.
M Pipit - 50 S. Steady 2-3`s. (10 ringed). Several larger parties completely ignoring tape lure,suggesting more Adults coming now.
After a brilliant 2 weeks birding in south eastern France (trip report to follow), local birding is somewhat depressing!
Managed 2hrs on 17th but very little moving. (14 Greenfinch and 1st Redwing ringed). Sat up there in vehicle for 1hr in 20mph and frequent heavy showers on 18th but had decent numbers of Greenfinch passing through (100+) but weather too bad to put nets up.
19th was overcast and calm wind, perfect conditions?? Wrong. Very quiet with virtually nothing moving! Most numerous birds were M Pipits. No Redwing / Fieldfare seen. Hopefully the weekend will be better.
Foggy start lifting to overcast/occ sunshine. Calm them 5-10 SW.
A decent morning with early Redwing then decent numbers of M Pipits, Greenfinch, Corvids plus several Finch sp. inc Bramblings. Didnt count proper as netting and chatting!
M Pipit - 100+ S. Still coming in decent parties all morning. Ignored tape lure again!
Greenfinch - 50+ S. Party of 20 blogging. (13 ringed)
Redwing - 80+ S. Most 1st hr in small groups to 10. (15 ringed)
Chaffinch - 30+ S in 1-2`s.
Siskin - 10 S.
Brambling - 3+ singles S with Redwing, Pipits and Chaffinch.
Crossbill - 1 S.
L Redpoll - 20+ S. Small groups all morning. (11 ringed)
Corvids - Large movement of Jackdaw, Rook and C Crow in both directions all morning. Not counted.
Goldfinch - 30+ S. Several decent groups. (1 ringed)
Present - R Bunt 8+ (1 ringed), Bullfinch 2 (1 ringed), Chiffchaff 1, Stonechat 2, Blackbird 4, S Thrush 2, Goldcrest 1, Kestrel 2, Coal Tit 3 (1 ringed), P Wagtail 3 S, Jay 1.
Hoped for a decent morning but it was very quiet with next to nothing moving. Only a few Redwing just after dawn, a few new Robins and light finch movement.
Redwing - 30+S in small groups 1st hr. (9 ringed)
Fieldfare - 2 S 1st light.
Greenfinch - 30+S. 1-2`s dropping in and forming a flock in Hawthorn hedge. (6 ringed)
Both mornings very quiet despite massive arrival of Redwing/Fieldfare/Brambling on East Yorks coast on monday morning. Thought tuesday morning could produce decent numbers here but didnt happen and strong E winds killed most other movement aswell.
24th Oct. 7-9.30am.
Redwing and a few Fieldfare more noticable for first 2 hrs today with several 20-30 bird flocks dropping in from above low cloud base to tape lure then leaving to the NW. Strong ENE wind 15, Gusting 20+, made netting very difficult. A few finches and M Pipit also going South.
Redwing - 150+ in medium sized groups leaving to NW. Quiet by 9am. (12 ringed)
Fieldfare - 20+ in with Redwing.
Song Thrush - 2 in with Redwings.
Chaffinch - 30+ in 1-2`s S.
Siskin - 5. 1 group S.
M Pipit - 30+ S in 1-2`s S. Still decent numbers for so late in season.
Present - Goldfinch 5 (1 ringed), Greenfinch 5, 2-3 Blue and Great Tits.
Good migration day but couldn`t watch for long!! Typical.
Could not get up there until 10am with other commitments but birds (Redwing) moving south over house from daybreak. Got up as soon as possible to have decent flocks of Redwing, with a few Fieldfare mixed in, from the start. They didn`t stop coming but i had to leave for 11.30. Groups coming every 5-10 mins, high just under cloudbase, from Waggoners direction and heading South over back pond and Res. Also numerous M Pipit, Chaffinch and Greenfinch moving.
Redwing - 400+ S. (15 ringed)
Fieldfare - 100+ S.
M Pipit - 50+ S.
Chaffinch - 25+ S.
Greenfinch - 40+ S. (4 ringed)
Crossbill - 2 in with Redwing!.
L Redpoll - 5 + (1 ringed)
-- Edited by C Bel on Thursday 25th of October 2012 08:46:47 PM
Another excellent Thrush movement day but not here. Just a steady trickle of big flocks of Fieldfare with fewer Redwing parties joining in. 1000`s of Fieldfare going East - West over South Rossendale and Bryan Yorke doing very well in N Lancs with 6000+ today. All my sightings going in a direction not really seen up here before SE-NW, high and all following the exact same flight path. Must have been a wind direction thing. But Greenfinch and M Pipit still all going South! One strange calling Thrush in with a small party of Redwing needs more investigation. Strange calling bird was Redwing sized but give very strange calls sounding almost like a "Skylark"!! but wasn`t..
Fieldfare - 400+ Decent big flocks but not that regular. SE-NW.
Redwing - 200+ small parties. 10-20`s. same direction.
Clear sun and calm, then N breeze picking up throughout. Cold.
Very quiet morning, everywhere. Nobody getting any decent movement today so packed up early. Most of Thrushes what did come over dropped in from SE then left NW again. Only a few other bits going South.
Redwing - 50+. in small parties NW. ( 11 ringed ).
Fieldfare - 20. 1-2`s NW. ( 1 ringed ).
Starling - 40. 2 parties S. (12,8).
Snipe - 2 South.
Present - L T Tit 10 (2 ringed, + 4 from last autumn), Blackbird 3, Goldcrest 1, Coal Tit 2, R Bunt 2.
