Friday 17 September 2010

Vismig at Hutton Roof & Barbondale Fri Sept 17th 2010

Friday Sept 17th 2010 - Hutton Roof
Wind: NE 8mph very cold, 0630hrs - 0800hrs

Chaffinch 93 (20E all others W)
Meadow Pipit: 58
Mistle Thrush: 3
Swallow: 28
Pink Footed Goose: 44 (one skein at 0655, seen disorderly formation at low height, probably come off estuary and climbing very high and formed orderly formation and then direction out to North East.
Alba Wagtail: 5
Linnet 20
Starling: 16E (8,7,1) first time showing squadron move direct East)
Goldfinch: 5,
Greenfinch: 2
Common Snipe: 1.
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1E

Barbondale (Underwood footpatch sign) above Dent 0930hrs-1030hrs

Meadow Pipit: 33
Swallow: 13
Alba Wagtail: 11 (one party 8)
Great Tit: 1 (possibly local) at high altitude
Goldfinch: 1
Chaffinch: 2
Redpoll: 1
Buzzard: 1

also
Wheatear 1 (on walls)
Sm. Tort Butterfly.