Lutley Wedge 30/04/13 (4°c) Sunny, patchy cloud. (N/NW)-(NNE) F2

1 Tree Pipit
11 Common Whitethroat
3 Willow Warbler
4 Chiffchaff
4+ Blackcap
3 Swift (2➝W/SW)
10 Swallow
4 House Martin
1 Peregrine (carrying prey)
3 Siskin (1➝N) (2 in)

Lutley Wedge 29/04/13 (11°c) Broken cloud, sunny spells. (W)-(WNW) F3/4

2 Tree Pipit

8 Common Whitethroat

3 Willow Warbler

5+ Swallow

1 Siskin

3 Redpoll sp

Tree Pipit 29/4/13

Lutley Wedge 28/04/13 (4°c/12°c) Cloudy/overcast (SW) F3/4

"First Tripits of the spring"

2 Tree Pipit (in) (SLC)

4♀ Wheatear (in)

2 Willow Warbler

8 Common Whitethroat

2+ Blackcap

3+ Chiffchaff

4 Swift (2➝SW) (2➝WSW)

7 Swallow (2➝N)

2 House Martin

4 Siskin (2➝SW)

1 Cormorant➝S

Tree Pipit 28/4/13 

Swift 28/4/13

Lutley Wedge 25/04/13

(All sightings SLC...)

1 ♂ Whinchat

5 (1♂4♀) Wheatear

2 Lesser Whitethroat

7 Common Whitethroat

5 Swift (1➝N)

7 Blackcap

2 Willow Warbler

1 Redpoll sp

♂ Whinchat 25/4/13

Lutley Wedge 24/04/13

(All sightings SLC...)
2 ♂ Whinchat
1 Yellow Wagtail ➝W
13 Wheatear
5 Common Whitethroat
2 Willow Warbler
4+ Chiffchaff
3+ Blackcap
1 House Martin

♂ Whinchat 24/4/13

Lutley Wedge 22/04/13

(All sightings SLC...)
1♂ Common Whitethroat
2 Blackcap

Lutley Wedge 21/04/13

(All sightings SLC...)
1 ♂ Whinchat
2♂♀ Blackcap
3 Willow Warbler
1 Redpoll sp
1 Cormorant ➝W

Lutley Wedge 20/04/13

(All sightings SLC...)
1 ♂ Redstart
4 Wheatear

♂ Redstart 20/4/13

Lutley Wedge 19/04/13

(All sightings SLC...)
1 Willow Warbler
3 Swallow

Lutley Wedge 16/04/13

(All sightings SLC...)
6 ♂ Wheatear

Lutley Wedge 15/04/13

(All sightings SLC..)
2 Willow Warbler
6 Swallow
3 Redpoll sp
20+ Fieldfare
Redwing

Lutley Wedge 13/04/13

(All sightings SLC..)
1 House Martin ➝N
21 Fieldfare
6 Meadow Pipit

Lutley Wedge 12/04/13 (7°c) Cloudy, rain showers. (ESE-NW) F2

1 Red Kite (flew North over Hodge Hill/Wassell Grove with 2 Common Buzzards at 1.45 pm)

1 ♂ Wheatear

3 Brambling (♂/♀ 1st winter)

3 Swallow (1➝N)

5 Chiffchaff

160 Redwing

78 Meadow Pipit (37 in) (41➝N/NE)

3 Siskin (2➝N) (1➝W)

1 Redpoll sp (in)

Red Kite 12/4/13 (the 9th record at Lutley Wedge)

Lutley Wedge 11/04/13 (6°c) Overcast, low cloud. (E) F2-3

2 Chiffchaff

2 Brambling (♂ ♀/1st winter) 

20 Chaffinch

9 Siskin (8➝E) (1➝N)

1 Redpoll sp

40 Linnet

48 Meadow Pipit (13➝N) (35 in)

1 Golden Plover ➝SW

3 Goosander ➝E

38 Fieldfare

2 Redwing

♂ Brambling 11/4/13

Siskin 11/4/13

Lutley Wedge 10/04/13 (2°c) Overcast, mist and low cloud. (E-SE) F2

4 Chiffchaff
36 Fieldfare
6 Redwing
18 Meadow Pipit (4➝N)
1 alba Wagtail ➝N
10 Redpoll sp (in)
1 Herring Gull ➝SW

Lutley Wedge 09/04/13 (8°c) Overcast (E-NE) F3/4

2 Chiffchaff

31 Fieldfare

8 Redwing

4 Meadow Pipit (2➝N)

1 Redpoll sp 

Chiffchaff 9/4/13

Lutley Wedge 08/04/13 (1°c) Grey and Overcast, cold wind (E/ENE) F3-F4

"OSPREY!"
An Osprey flew in low from the SW over Hodge Hill/Wassell Grove at 10.10am, and was mobbed by a Lesser Black-backed Gull as it headed off high to the North. 
1♂ Wheatear (Wassell Grove)
145 Redwing (including flocks of 58, 67)
50 Fieldfare
140+ Starling
31 Meadow Pipit 
7 Redpoll sp ➝N
1 Siskin ➝S
2 Goldcrest

Osprey 8/4/13 (the 6th record at Lutley Wedge) 

♂ Wheatear 8/4/13

Lutley Wedge 07/04/13 (1°c/9°c) Sunny, high cloud cover. (S/SE) F2

1 ♂ Ring Ouzel (SLC)

2 ♂ Wheatear

2 Chiffchaff

2 Lapwing (in) then flew ➝NE

129 Redwing (46➝E/NE) 

54+ Fieldfare

4 Meadow Pipit (3➝N/NE) (1➝E)

1 Greylag Goose ➝W

7 Redpoll sp (in) then flew➝NE

1 Siskin ➝N

♂ Wheatears 7/4/13

'Fly-catching'

Lapwing 7/4/13

Lutley Wedge 06/04/13 (-2°c/11°c) Clear & sunny (N) F1/2

1 Chiffchaff

3 Lapwing (1➝N) (2➝E)

1 Goosander ➝E

80 Redwing

45 Fieldfare (15➝N) 

113 Meadow Pipit (85 grounded) (28➝N)

2 alba Wagtail ➝N

1 Pied Wagtail ➝N

11 Raven (2➝N)

1 Lesser Redpoll

4 Redpoll sp (2➝W) (2➝N/NW)

6 Siskin (2 in) (1➝N) (1➝E)

5 Linnet (2➝N) (3➝E)

Chiffchaff 6/4/13

Fieldfare and alba Wagtail 6/4/13

Redwing 6/4/13

Lutley Wedge 05/04/13 (4°c/7°c) Scattered cloud, sunny spells. (NNE) F4

1 Lapwing ➝E
119 Redwing 
16 Fieldfare
36 Meadow Pipit (2➝WNW) (34 in)
1 Raven➝N
17 L.B.B Gull ➝N/NE
2 Herring Gull ➝N/NE 

Lutley Wedge 04/04/13 (1°c) Cold and overcast. (-4°c windchill) (NE) F4

112 Meadow Pipit (grounded flocks of c100, 12)
74 Redwing 
13 Fieldfare
1 Siskin ➝S
26 Linnet

Lutley Wedge 03/04/13 (0°c/8°c) Sunny, scattered cloud. (NE) F3/4

"Migrants struggle through"

1 ♂ Wheatear (grounded with a large flock of c120 Meadow Pipits)

1 Chiffchaff  (the first this spring and 5 days later than the previous latest arrival date  29/3/06)

159 Meadow Pipit (11➝N/NE) (148 grounded, flocks of c120, 28) 

79 Redwing (4➝N) (75 in)

68 Fieldfare (2➝SW) (65 in)

1 Redpoll sp

4 Siskin

♂ Wheatear 3/4/13 and snow!

Lutley Wedge 02/04/13 (6°c/8°c) Sunny, scattered cloud. Cold (ENE) Wind

12 Meadow Pipit (8 in) (4➝N)
9 Redwing
2 Fieldfare
3 Siskin (2➝SE)
9 Pied Wagtail

Lutley Wedge 01/04/13 (0°c) Cold, overcast (-4°c windchill) (ENE) F3/4

1 Lapwing ➝WNW (SLC)
78 Redwing (52➝W/SW) (15 in) (11➝NE)
8 Meadow Pipit (5➝N) (2➝E) (1➝W)
2 Siskin (1➝W)
1 Redpoll sp➝WNW
50 Chaffinch (SLC)
2 Raven
7 Herring Gull (4➝W) (2➝E) (1➝N)
4 B.H.Gull➝W