Clowbridge car park - lots of Goldfinch,Chaffinch, Greenfinch; at least 20 greenfinch, largest flock this autumn, rather scarce elsewhere on my wanderings.
c50 flock of Wood Pigeon flew down the valley.
Compstons Cross - 08:17 - 10:00 hrs - S. wind all birds to S.
Redwing - 64 in 5 groups + 100 mixed fieldfare
Fieldfare - 1 >N + 587 in 4 groups to S. 2x c200 largest
Starling - 27 in 2 groups
Skylark - 2 W.
Wood Pigeon - 171 in 6 groups
Greenfinch - 19 in 3 groups
Goldfinch - 3
Chaffinch - 4 to S + 3 to N.
1 Bullfinch in planting
Reed Bunting - 2 in planting
Blackbird - 1 in planting
1 Kestrel over plantings
3 groups of 24 finches unidentified, too busy writing stuff down!
Reservoir.
4 Mistle Thrush over res. to S.
2 Meadow Pipit
1 Wren
3f Goosander on res.
3 Cormorant.
c40 B.H. Gull
2 Common Gull
5 1st w. Herring/L.B.B.Gull
Car Park
Finch numbers thinned out by 11:00hrs but still good numbers of Green & Gold 25+
3 Blackbird
1 Song Thrush
1 Redwing
few Tits, Robin, Wren, Dunnock.
Bob & Archie.
P.S. 29/10/14 - report of 2 Red Kite over Clowbridge to W. at 10:30 hrs.