Soil Hill watchpoint 1500-1700hrs Started wet then sunshine, slight W>2
Swallows were the bird of the afternoon with 400+ coming low through the col >S but sticking to the eastern side and heading over Ringby Top. DJS opposite on Hunter Hill was getting none past him but could scope them on the other side of the ridge.
A single curlew went >S passing near Mixenden Res otherwise gulls were the only other moving birds.
The linnet flock on the hill was at about 70 and very mobile whilst 2 Kestrels and a Sparrowhawk were mobbed with Swallows and Linnets.
400+ Swallow............................>S
1 Curlew......................................>S
7 Grey Partridge
4 Skylark
2 Kestrel
1 Sparrowhawk
sev LBB and small gulls.
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