Visible Bird Migration - Burton In Kendal from first light 0640hrs to 0830hrs
All movement South East unless stated otherwise. Wind: at first 4mph E then decreasing to variable by 0700hrs and the movement from then was very poor. Cloudy throughout. Warmish.
Meadow Pipit: 98 (best parties: 18,18,17,10)
Chaffinch: 79 (best parties: 11,10,8)
Swallow: 165 (best parties early on at 80,55,20,8)
Goldfinch: 10W (one party)
Alba Wagtails: 2
Starlings: 150+ leaving roost and heading West by 0745hrs, also moves or ex roost by Lesser Black Black Gulls and Black Headed Gulls.
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Saturday 13th September 2014
Visible Bird Migration - Burton In Kendal from first light 0640hrs to 0800hrs
All movement South to South East unless stated otherwise.
Wind 5mph E, Cloudy.
Meadow Pipit: 314 (best parties: 25,20,16,15,14,2x12s)
Chaffinch: 28 (5W)
Curlew: 2
Swallow: 3
Goldfinch: 15 (two parties)
Tree Sparrow: 5 SW
Woodpigeon: 8
Alba Wagtail: 2
Goose species: 5 (skein) - seemed smaller than Pinks and moving very fast.
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Friday 12th September 2014
Visible Migration - Burton In Kendal from first light 0640hrs to 0800hrs
All movement South to South East unless stated otherwise. Wind: S/SE 4mph
Meadow Pipit: 58 (best parties: 7s,6s)
Chaffinch: 57 (13E) (best parties 5s, 6s)
Swallow: 65 (best party 40)
Mistle Thrush: 4 (3+1)
House Martin: 3
Alba Wagtail: 4 (2+2)
Goosander: 2
Grounded Migrants etc over Dalton Crags 0930hrs to 1115hrs.
Stonechat: at least 3
Willow Warblers: several not seen but heard calling with their houwit call.
Robins: several.
Other stuff: 23 Meadow Pipits flying overhead, also several grounded, 30+ Mistle Thrush probably lots more, Swallow 7,
Alba Wagtail: 2 (1N).
1145hrs at Holme (Sheernest Lane and also on Station Road, wires just full of Swallows and Martins mixed. At least 200 possibly more.
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Thursday 11th September 2014
Visible Migration - Burton In Kendal from first light 0640hrs to 0800hrs
All movement South to South East unless Stated otherwise.
Meadow Pipit: 164 (best parties: 20,16,14)
Chaffinch: 47 (12E),
Swallow: 3
Alba Wagtail: 1
Grey Wagtail: 4 (one party)
