A bright start to the morning with some sunshine on a cold light NE> 2 at 7 degrees. By 0900 hrs the dark clouds moved in from the East leaving just a bright strip of sky above the west horizon and bright sky to the south. Sky visibility then diminished when low scud clouds started moving through.
Once again just a slow sign of vis mig with skies nothing as they used to be for late September. Years ago when we were vis migging Windy Corner at TMR in the late 80s early 90s we were overwhelmed with moving birds counting tens of thousands of Mipits piling through in waves like black clouds. They used to swarm past us, even flying through our tripods legs, an amazing sight but sadly those days have gone.
Just the one skein of Pinks today >SE but well to the south of me by about 3 miles so a quick text to DJS who got them flying over Lee Mount. Thanks for the more accurate count Dave, I got a few less than you but was only counting blurred dots on the photo at the distance.
Again no waders but a few more gulls, even though the Peregrine was still on wader watch on the north bank whilst the Tufted duck count is now up to 13. Several of the females have very white faces and strange plumage due to moult.
Vis Mig
102 Pinkies....................>SE
4 Reed Bunting.............>SW
8 Stock Dove................>SW
7 Siskin........................>NE
5 Snipe........................>W
Sev Mipits..................>S and blogging
38 Goldfinch..............>S
2 Alba Wagtail...........>S
Present
28 LBB gull
2 Herring gull......2cy
14 BHG.......mostly juvs
13 Tufted duck
1 Raven
1 Peregrine
1 Kestrel
+ usual sp.
BS