Compstons Cross 08:20 - 10:40hrs with AY. NE wind + low cloud and light drizzle early then clearing.
All species moving over S.
Big redwing movement from the off, 1342 counted moving S. + several flocks dropping into plantings in Greenhill clough not seen to reappear - c200.
Starling - flock of 100 S.
Chaffinch - 24 largest flock 5.
Goldfinch - 14 largest flock 7
Greenfinch -38 largest flock 14
Bullfinch - 1 + others flying into plantings
Siskin - 1
Redpoll - 1
Wood Pigeon - flock of 26 S. with 4+3 N.
Blue Tit - 2
Coal Tit - 1 calling from planting
Meadow Pipit - 6
Mistle Thrush - 4
Reed Bunting - calling from planting numbers not known.
4 Stonechat on walls along path back to Greenfold - abscence of M.Pipits on the return was notable and ties in with the low count at Compstons earlier.
1 Mistle Thrush at Goodshaw
1 Chiffchaff seen and heard at Folly clough + 7 Redwing + 1 Bullfinch calling.
