Dailies Dash

Looking east from the Dailies

A quick lunchtime dash to the top of the Dailie fields to see what was stiring today with calm conditions and a perfect movers grey sky but too early in the season for afternoon movement.
Autumn migration movement tends to dry up by 1100hrs this time of year and well into September.Also the weather plays a big part for the early movers but come late September early October birds are now desperate to get away so movement can continue day long and in most weather conditions, especially on those mega movement days.
Right, back to the Dailies, got a bit side tracked there. Skies were quiet other than a few Swallows sauntering through >S and 7 Lapwings heading >E. A single Skylark came over >W and several BH gulls were moving around the fields.
The top hawthorns held 3 Willow Warblers and a bird that gave me the slip which Id like to think was a Blackcap but could,nt be sure.
Up to 18 Linnets were around the gorse bushes along with 7 House Sparrows and 3 Goldfinch.
Sky watching will be a bit sparce the next two days as I have to travel to the other side of Leeds on a 2 day M.O.T. course and sit in a classroom taking exams, its like going back to the 11 plus but these things have to be done to keep the Ministry happy, I can always count Kestrels on the motorway.
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