Saturday 20th September 2014 
Visible Bird Migration - Burton In Kendal - from first light 0650hrs to 0800hrs 
All movement South/South East unless stated otherwise. Wind: 3mph NNE, 13c Temp, 94% Cloud cover, 18000m Visibility, 1016mb pressure. Hazy to all perimeters and closing. 
Again movement very quiet. 

Chaffinch: 37 (17W) 
Meadow Pipit: 11 
Swallow: 46 (30,16) 
House Martin: 10 
Jay: 11 (8,1,2) 

Shore Road, Carnforth - from 0815hrs to 0915hrs 
All movement South/South East unless stated otherwise. 

Meadow Pipit: 37 (best parties 11,6,5) 
Chaffinch: 23 (4N) (best partie 12) 
Goldfinch: 5, 
Skylark: 18 (best party 10) 
House Martin: 8 (one party) 
Swallow: 43 (best parties 14,13) 
Greenfinch: 11 (3,8) 

Other stuff grounded: 2 Egrets, 1 Goosander to SE, Lapwings and Curlews. 

Its now obvious that this years Swallow peak was early this year on 16th and 17th September 2014, normally I don't expect Swallows to peak out before 22nd to 26th September. 

Bryan Yorke 
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