Hardly visible and although I could,nt see them
through the viewfinder I went off a landmark and
hoped for the best. Bertha did her job well capturing
enough to get a count of 112.
comparing the mantle with the black tail its just
a dark grey bird compared to the others.
Setting off this morning Redwing were piling over Foxhill making me expect a cracking morning but once I crossed the eastern ridge things quietened off with birds moving, but high up disappearing into several low scud clouds. Most of my Redwings were seen late afternoon.
A busy morning with birds showing throughout but no great numbers due to low cloud. Just one skein of Pinks early morn but at great distance , estimated at a good 5 miles and too far to even see through the viewfinder but getting their position from land marks it was aim and fire and hope that Bertha could see them which she did and got me an image good enough for a count when cropped and darkened.
The afternoon was all Redwings in the sky and gulls on the north shore but at last, a morning and afternoon watch without the drizzle and fog.
Vis Mig
112 Pinkies...................................>E
21 LBB .......................................>SW
11 Herring...................................>SW
189 Woodpigs.............................>S
471 Redwing..............................>NW
3 Grey Wagtail...........................>SW
23 Mipits...................................>S
1pr Goosander..........................>SE
78 Jackdaw...............................>S
77 Starling...............................>NW
Present
24 BH gull
42 LBB gull
4 Herring gull
58 Mallard
BS