Visible Migration - Sunday October 28th 2012 - Slape Lane, Burton In Kendal, Cumbria.
0700hrs to 0930hrs
Wind: SW 10mph and freshning
Movement West unless stated.
Rain off and on from the start, getting worse towards mid morning then continuous rain throughout the day (so far). Just some early Thrushes on the move but by about 0900hrs thrushes started to gather and go in nearby trees, didnt seem interested in furthering their move, just local meandering backwards and forwards so stopped counting. Today for me was the first proper "Leighton Moss Starling Roost exodus" with several thousand coming to the SW, S and mainly to the SE, also of interest was that they never left the roost proper until 0900hrs. (To me seemed strange so late in the morning thinking it would have been 1000hrs if it was yesterday!) but certainly a 24 hour mass increase must have taken hold. I am told also that today for others (not me!) has been the best Starling passage West to press this Autumn, so probably the roost numbers will swell massively over the coming days.
Fieldfare: 463 all W (9 parties, best: 2x100,2x60,50,30,30)
