Wednesday October 29th 2014 Visible Bird Migration - Hutton Roof from Burton In Kendal, Cumbria (from track on Vicarage Lane) 0800-1000hrs - Wind: NE 5mph, 3c temp, 94% Cloud cover, 20000m vis, 1017mb pressure. Really quiet today especially with Chaffinch. The birds just were not interested in moving, more interested in blogging or feeding up!
Chaffinch: 163 S/SE Greenfinch: 3 Goldfinch: 9 (5,4) Redpoll: 1 Alba Wagtail: 12 (one party 10) Reed Bunting: several in hedgerows "chinking" to one another. Starling: 128 (best parties: 30,25) Skylark: 23 SE (one party 20) Whooper Swan: 15 SE (one party) Pink Footed Goose: 22 SE (2,12,8) Woodpigeon: 195 (best: 30,25,20)