Today was really quiet and can only put it down to the weather making it such good local feeding and thus the birds where in no hurry to migrate. Chaffinch were probably the main mover today. I did have a trickle as such:
Sunday 4th September 2011
0800hrs to 1000hrs.
Hunting Hill, Carnforth, Lancashire.
Wind: 2mph and variable, 80% Blue Sky 20% Cloud
All movement S unless stated.
Chaffinch: 23
Goldfinch: 7
Swallow: 36
Alba Wagtail: 1
House Martin: 6
Mistle Thrush: 5
Greenfinch: 1NW
Also had a singing Chiffchaff near the sewage farm. Also had 2 separate Willow Warblers.
Also:
A part of 15 mixed Great and Blue Tits, tree hopping to North, probably local
Greylag Goose: 2 E probably local,
Curlew: 2W probably local.
3rd May
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A huge improvement today with heavily overcast skies and millpond calmness
dropping a succession of migrants that included the year's first *Turtle
Doves* ...
11 hours ago