Saturday 15th October 2016 - Vicarage Lane, Burton In Kendal SD541576959 0730hrs to 0930hrs Wind: East 7-12mph, 6c, 95% Cloud cover, 18500m, 1004mb pressure. All movement SE unless specified. Good move with finches up until about 0845hrs with both Chaffinch and large numbers of Goldfinch then trickling through from then on. Thrushes again very thin just odd parties which went through and these could well have been clear outs from roosting in Hutton Roof.
Chaffinch: 698 (26W all others SE) best: 70,22,4x20,16,15,14,2x12,2x11,6x10 Goldfinch: 136 (Best: 50,40, 3x8) Linnet: 20 (one party) Redpoll: 2 Alba Wagtail: 5 (all singles) Fieldfare: 68 S/SW (40,28) Redwing: 365 S/SW (60,50,40 3x30) Starling: 88 SE Presumed local ex roost.
Friday 14th October 2016 - Vicarage Lane, Burton In Kendal SD538447701 0730hrs to 0830hrs Wind: East 7-12mph, 6c, 5% Cloud, 15400m vis, 1009mb pressure. All movement to the SE unless specified.
Chaffinch: 100 (9W all others SE) Best parties: 3x6, 1x5. Goldfinch: 7 (one party) Alba Wagtail: 1 Blackbird: 1 Redwing: 30 (20S,10S/SE)