Friday 21st October 2016 - Vicarage Lane (on hill off Lane and later from "Top of Bonk" SD54157659 and later SD53729376704 - Burton In Kendal 0715 to 1115hrs and then 1230hrs to 1400hrs.
Wind: ENE 3 mph, 5c, 86% vis 18800m cloud, 1022mb pressure. All movement SE unless stated otherwise. It started really well especially with the Fieldfare but then dropped off by 0845 with only very occasional flocks after this. Obviously it was a Starling peak arrival day. Also Pink Feet were on the move and everytime I looked up to the North West I could see outlines of yet another skein from well up in the Lakes making there way South/South West into Morecambe Bay. I records 11 skein but there will have been lots more. And I guess there would have been over 600 birds involved. Chaffinch numbers dropping by the day.
Chaffinch: 193 (Best: 15,14,11)
Goldfinch: 20 (7,4,6,3)
Fieldfare: 1529N/NW (29 parties - best parties: 1x250,1x150,1x120,1x100,2x90)
Redwing: 298N/NW (12 parties - best parties: 1x40,5x30,
Starling: 422W(15 parties - best parties: 1x140,1x40,4x30
Skylark: 3 (one party)
Alba Wagtail: 5 (1,1,1,2)
Whooper Swan: 4W
Pink Footed Goose: 600+ Seen in far distance coming down from the Lakes and heading towards Morecambe Bay - Just occasional glances produced 11 Skeins.
