Thursday October 23rd 2014 Visible Bird Migration - Hutton Roof from Burton In Kendal, Cumbria (from Track on Vicarage Lane) 0800hrs to 0900hrs. Wind SSW 12mph, 12c temp, 90% Cloud cover, 12400m vis, 1014mb pressure. It just never got going with very few Chaffinch around, the one's that were did not seem too interested. There were a massive party and birds were seen regularly to be chasing one another and behaving rather "undecided" or "blogging". (see flight study notes below)
Chaffinch: 188 S/SW Alba Wagtail: 10 (one party 8) Reed Bunting: 1 Greenfinch: 1 Redpoll: 1 Redwing: 15SW Woodpigeon 54S
VISMIG/BURTON IN KENDAL WIND DIRECTIONS AND STRENGTHS AFFECTS ON FLIGHTLINES Wind: SSW - 12 mph
Very few birds migrating today, they just did not seem interested, most of the birds were coming in from the NW or N and then joining the local collective blogging party, some of the birds again were seen chasing one another in regular sallies and seemed relaxed.