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.
24th December
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The nicest day for quite a while allowed for more comprehensive coverage
today. A *Long-tailed Duck* joining the 5 *Common Scoter* in Portland
Harbour was ...
18 hours ago