200 mixed Redwing, Fieldfare and Starling. Mostly Redwings. Also a mixed flock of mostly Greenfinch with small numbers of Goldfinch and Bullfinch c20 in number. Female Kestrel hunting.
c12 Long Tailed Tit with 2 Goldcrest at Leabrook. Two Dippers, 1 Heron and a Grey Wagtail were on the river Limy along with 30 Mallard. Good numbers of Wood Pigeons in Brookes Wood over the last few weeks with c200 regular.
Good to see you got plenty of Redwings today Bob, I am sure there where lots going through this morning because I could hear them overhead, but sadly it was misted out this morning and obviously just could not get on them.
What I wanted to ask you is did you notice any big parties of Redwings using the Burnley-Rawtenstall Valley on your side of Cribden, either Thursday or Friday morning of last week. I do have strong suspicions that "thousands" may have gone South to SE along this route. Sadly being stuck at Laund Hey I did not get on them because I was at the wrong side of Cribden.
This last couple of days I have switched from Laund over to the King's Highway (just behind Ross Gen Hosp), where its like a crossroads of the valleys. Hopefully this maybe productive in the next few days with the Fieldfare move.
Hot Vismig news just come in: First really large parties of Fieldfare have hit the East Coast today.
