Lutley Wedge 26/10/11 08.00am (5°c) Cool, clear skies and patchy high cloud (S/SE) F2

'The late late show!'

(1) House Martin flew over the Top Footpath/Grange Farm (a new latest date for Lutley Wedge, the previous latest date was way back on 23/10/2006).  Thrush numbers were down but there was a notable movement of Meadow Pipit, with (38) heading South, a good count for late October.

Visible migration:-

1 House Martin➝S/SE

46 Meadow Pipit (38➝S)

49 Redwing (45➝S/SW) (4➝E)

29 Fieldfare (25➝S/SW) (4➝SE)

4 Song Thrush (2➝W/SW) (2 in)

5 alba Wagtail➝S

129 Starling➝W/SW

2 Bullfinch➝S

3 Siskin (2➝S/SE)

10 Redpoll sp➝S/SE

House Martin 26/10/11 

(The latest date for House Martin at Lutley Wedge in 16 years of recording!)

Redwing and Meadow Pipit 26/10/11