A much better morning with cloudy sunshine and good visibility apart from some early scud clouds moving through. A few light showers on a SW>3-4 at 11 degrees.
A hectic morning with the first real taste of vis mig with Meadow Pipits piling through in good numbers, the largest single flock held 78 birds. My count from over the water and fields was probably only half that passed through with a continuous flow low down over the west moor and impossible to count for a one man operation.
Swallows and House Martins were heading south whilst the first move of Woodpigeons was apparent, the bulk of this species usually being the last birds through.
A group of 9 Stonechat was nice along with a Chiffchaff and 2 Wheatear. Meadow Pipits were still coming through as I knocked off at 1000 hrs.
A similar forecast for tomorrow with sunshine and cloud on moderate SW a 12 degrees.
Vis Mig
692 Mipits..................................>S
133 Woodpigs............................>SW
327 Swallows............................>S
28 House Martin.......................>S
2 Skylark..................................>S
9 Alba Wagtail.........................>S
3 Reed Bunting........................>S
2 Wheatear..............................blogging
1 Chiffchaff............................blogging
c 50 Mipits.............................blogging
Other
9 Stonechat
48 LBB gull
5 Canada geese
3 Kestrel
+ usual sp.
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