Lutley Wedge 30/09/13 (13°c) Mostly cloudy, Wind (E) F3

All sightings SLC...

35 Meadow Pipit (30➝S) (4➝SSE) (1➝W)
7 alba Wagtail ➝S/SE
23 Swallow (16➝S) (4➝SSE) (3➝NW)
House Martin
2 Canada Geese➝NW

Lutley Wedge 29/09/13 (11°c) Overcast 7/8 clearing to Sunny/scattered cloud 4/8. Wind (ENE)-(E) F2/3 increasing F4 gusting F5

"First Redwing, but still quiet in blustery easterlies"

7 Redwing ➝SW (1st of autumn, flock of 6 and a single)

1 Golden Plover ➝SW

1 Common Gull (adult) ➝W

1 Grey (anser) Goose sp ➝E

84 Meadow Pipit (61➝S) (21➝E/SE) (2➝W)

27 alba Wagtail (22➝S/SE) (3 in) (1➝W) (1➝E)

3 Grey Wagtail (2➝S) (1➝E)

12 Swallow (6➝SE) (5➝S) (1➝N)

5 House Martin

3 Chiffchaff

3 Blackcap

3 Siskin ➝S

7 Chaffinch (2➝W) (3➝N) (2➝S)

21 Linnet (16➝SE)

9 Cormorant (6➝E) (3➝W)

26 Canada Geese (24➝NE) (2➝WSW)

44 B.H.Gull (40➝W) (4➝E)

10 L.B.B Gull (6➝W) (2➝S) (1➝N) (1➝E)  

Chiffchaff and Cormorants 29/9/13

Lutley Wedge 28/09/13 (10°c) Misty, low cloud 8/8 only slowly clearing. Wind (SE) F1/2 increasing (E) F3/4

"Quiet, breezy and murky"

1 Redpoll sp ➝S (1st of the autumn) 

90 Meadow Pipit (82➝S/SW) (5➝ENE) (2➝N) (1➝W)

21 alba Wagtail (16➝S) (3 in) (3➝N/NW)

1 Grey Wagtail ➝NW

1 Thrush sp➝N 

1+ Blackcap

3 Chiffchaff

13 Chaffinch (5➝S) (6➝SE) (2➝W) 

16 Goldfinch

12 Linnet (9➝W) 

4 Skylark

32 Starling

Low cloud sunrise, Mipit and alba Wagtail 28/9/13

Lutley Wedge 27/09/13 (11°c) Fair, broken cloud 6/8 clearing. Wind E/SE F2 increasing F3 gusting F4

"Night migrants dropping out"

1 Spotted Flycatcher ➝SSW (in)

1 Wheatear (in) then flew ➝W

1 Snipe ➝W

1 Peregrine ➝SSW

141+ Meadow Pipit  (130➝S) (6➝SW) (3➝SE) (2 in)

2 Blackcap

7 Chiffchaff

2 Whitethroat

4 Swallow ➝S

3 House Martin ➝S

4 Goldcrest

9 alba Wagtail ➝S/SW

1 Grey Wagtail ➝S

4+ Siskin➝S

20 Linnet

2 Chaffinch ➝S

1 Reed Bunting

Juv Spotted Flycatcher 27/9/13

 A new latest date for Spot Fly at Lutley and only the 2nd record this year!

♂ Wheatear and Juv Peregrine 27/9/13

Lutley Wedge 26/09/13 (12°c) Overcast 8/8. Wind (NE) F3 gusting F4 then dropping to F2 later

1 Lapwing ➝WSW (1st of the autumn)

239 Meadow Pipit (226➝S/SW) (4➝W) (9 in) 

19 Swallow➝S/SW

11 House Martin (2➝S)

1 Chiffchaff

11 alba Wagtail (7➝S/SW) (4 in)

2 Grey Wagtail (1➝N) (1➝S)

1 Song Thrush➝SSW

1 Siskin➝S

16 Linnet

3 Cormorant ➝W

5 Canada Geese ➝WSW

4 Raven ➝S

47 Jackdaw➝W

Lapwing 26/9/13

Lutley Wedge 25/09/13 (13°c) Mist, fog and low cloud 8/8. Wind Calm/Var F1

"Will-o'-the-wisp" "Snipe on the move"

13 Snipe (12➝W) (1➝S) (flocks of 9 and 3)
1 Golden Plover ➝W
65 Meadow Pipit (34➝W) (23➝SW) (3➝S) (3➝E) (2 in)
2 Chiffchaff
1 Whitethroat
10 Swallow (8➝S) (2➝N)
1 Song Thrush➝SE (1st of the autumn)
6 Grey Wagtail (1➝SW) (3➝N) (2➝NE)
12 alba Wagtail (8➝SW) (1➝W) (3 in) 
6 Chaffinch (3➝S/SE) (2➝SW) (1➝N) 
19 Linnet (14➝W) 
7 Goldfinch➝NW
1 Great Spotted Woodpecker➝W
16 B.H.Gull (9➝NW) (6➝W) (1➝E) 
 26 L.B.B Gull (12➝E/SE) (10➝W) (2➝S) (2➝N)

Snipe 25/9/13 

The flock of (9) birds today is the 2nd largest flock of Snipe ever seen on the patch, with the largest flock of (15) occurring during a hard weather movement back in December 2009. 

Common Whitethroat 25/9/13 

The Whitethroat I managed to dig out today may well be one of the last on the patch this year, though the two latest departure dates at Lutley are on the 1st October 1998 & 2003.

Lutley Wedge 21/09/13 (11°c) Overcast 8/8. Wind (SSW)-(SW) F2-F3

216 Meadow Pipit (191➝S/SW) (7➝W/SW) (2➝SE) (16 in, then➝SW) 

257 House Martin (250➝S/SW) (7 blogging)

87 Swallow ➝S/SW

2 Chiffchaff

2 Blackcap

2 alba Wagtail➝S/SE

2 Grey Wagtail➝N/NE

3 Siskin

30 Linnet

16 Goldfinch (8➝S/SW)

6 Chaffinch (3➝S/SW) (3➝WSW)

2 Skylark

66 B.H.Gull ➝W/SW

9 L.B.B Gull (7➝W/SW) (1➝E) (1➝S)

Meadow Pipit and Swallow 21/9/13

Lutley Wedge 20/09/13 Cloudy. Wind light (SW)

"Shelduck grip!"

All sightings SLC...

3 Shelduck ➝W at 08.15am (2nd patch record)

144 Meadow Pipit (71➝S) (62➝SW) (11➝W)

2 Swallow➝S

7 House martin (3➝SW)

6 alba Wagtail (5➝S) (1➝SW)

Shelduck 20/9/13 (record shot!)

Lutley Wedge 19/09/13 (9°c) Cloudy, Overcast 7/8-8/8 light showers, rain later. Wind (SSW)-(S) F3

"Better than forecast, rain holds off allowing a weather window for vismig"

1 Peregrine ➝SW 

1 flava Wagtail ➝ESE

21 Swallow ➝W/SW

26 House Martin (11➝S) (13➝SSW) (2➝W) 

1 Chiffchaff

186 Meadow Pipit (183➝S/SW) (3➝W)

5 alba Wagtail ➝S/SW

4 Grey Wagtail (2➝N) (2➝S/SW)

7 Siskin ➝S

42 Linnet (33➝S/SW) (9 in)

2 Raven ➝E/SE

70 Starling

50 B.H.Gull (49➝W) (1➝S) 

8 L.B.B Gull (4➝W) (2➝S/SE) (2➝NE)

35 Canada Geese➝W/SW

1 (White) feral Goose sp ➝W/SW

Juv Peregrine 19/9/13

flava Wagtail 19/9/13 (the 40th this autumn!)

Lutley Wedge 15/09/13 (7°c) Clear skies and broken cloud 4/8, becoming overcast from (W) 8/8 with light rain showers.Wind (SW) F3/F4

"Overnight wind switch to the SW and a brief weather window, brings increased vismig including first Snipe and Siskin of the autumn"

1 Snipe ➝W/SW (in)

1 flava Wagtail ➝W

2 Siskin ➝N (1st of the autumn)

109 Meadow Pipit (48➝S) (56➝SW) (5➝W)

220 Swallow (157➝W/SW) (52➝S/SE) (2➝WNW) 

25 House Martin (22➝W/SW) (3➝E)

1 Chiffchaff

1 Whitethroat

4 alba Wagtail ➝S

1 Grey Wagtail ➝NW

4 Cormorant➝W

14 Linnet (3➝W) (11 in)

35 Goldfinch (13➝N) (22➝S/SW)

2 Chaffinch➝S

1 Raven ➝E/SE

100 B.H.Gull (83➝W/SW) (13➝E) (4➝N/NW)

Meadow Pipit 15/9/13

There were the first signs of alba Wagtail passage getting underway this morning with 4 moving south.

Lutley Wedge 13/09/13 (13°c) Overcast 8/8 with patchy light rain/drizzle. Wind (NW) F2

"Vismig slows but overnight rain brings a few grounded night migrants"

1 Wheatear

1 Sedge Warbler 

7 Chiffchaff

3 Whitethroat

2 Blackcap

41 Meadow Pipit (30➝S/SW) (7➝W/SW) 

60 House Martin 

18 Swallow

4 Grey Wagtail (3➝SW) (1➝SE)

3 Pied Wagtail

1 alba Wagtail ➝NE

26 Linnet 

82 Starling

5 Cormorant ➝E

19 B.H.Gull (18➝W) (1➝N)

8 L.B.B Gull (5➝W/SW) (2➝E) (1➝N)

Sedge Warbler 13/9/13 

(1st of the autumn and patch year tick)

♂ Wheatear 13/9/13

Lutley Wedge 11/09/13 (12°c) Overcast 6/8, Clouding over to 8/8 with light rain showers. Wind (NW) F2

"Less than optimal conditions but Mipits still on the move in numbers"

208 Meadow Pipit (160➝SW) (24➝WSW) (19➝S) (3➝NNW) (2 in)
16 Swallow (4➝SW)
60 House Martin
80 Greenfinch
12 Linnet
8 Goldfinch➝S
2 Grey Wagtail (1➝S) (1➝ESE)
2 Pied Wagtail
70 Starling
2 Raven➝W
19 B.H.Gull (16➝W) (2➝WNW) (1➝E) 
6 L.B.B Gull (3➝WNW) (3➝ESE)

Lutley Wedge 10/09/13 (8°c) Clear skies & scattered high cloud 4/8. clouding over to 8/8 with showers. Wind (WNW)-(NW) F3/4

"First big push of Meadow Pipits"

149 Meadow Pipit (94➝SW) (44➝S) (4➝W) (7 in) largest flocks of 25,11

1 Wheatear

2 flava Wagtail (1➝SW) (1 in)

15 Swallow (9➝SW) (2➝S) (4➝WNW)

20 House Martin 

1 Chiffchaff

3 Grey Wagtail (2➝SW) (1➝S)

2 Pied Wagtail

1 alba Wagtail ➝WNW

19 Goldfinch (6➝S) (13➝N)

12 Linnet (2➝NW)

3 Chaffinch➝NE

18 B.H.Gull (17➝W) (1➝E)

4 L.B.B Gull (2➝WNW) (1➝E) (1➝N)

Meadow Pipits and Grey Wagtail 10/9/13

Lutley Wedge 09/09/13 (12°c) Low cloud, drizzle/light rain clearing to sunny spells. Wind (N)-(NE) F1/2

A trickle of Meadow Pipit moved through after the rain finally cleared today.

3 Meadow Pipit (2➝SW) (1➝W)

11 House Martin

1 Chiffchaff

66 Starling

Meadow Pipit 9/9/13

Lutley Wedge 05/09/13 (13°c) Fine, clear skies/scattered high cloud. Wind (Calm)-(W/NW) F2

2 flava Wagtail (1➝E) (1 in then➝SW)

1 Tree Pipit ➝S/SW

1 Meadow Pipit ➝SW

64 Swallow

30 House Martin

3 Chiffchaff

3 Whitethroat

3 Blackcap

24 Linnet (flocks of 16,8)

66 Goldfinch (13➝S/SW) (53➝N) inc flock of 35

2 Raven ➝W

7 L.B.B Gull

2 B.H.Gull

1st-winter Yellow Wagtail 5/9/13

A total of at least (36) flava Wagtails have now passed through the patch in the last 15 days 

Lutley Wedge 02/09/13 (11°c) Fair, scattered high cloud. Wind (W) F2/3

"Audible invismig"

2 Tree Pipit ➝S/SW
2 flava Wagtail (1➝SW) (1 in)
38 House Martin
31 Swallow
3 Chiffchaff
3 Blackcap
3 Whitethroat
1 Grey Wagtail ➝NE
28 Goldfinch (21➝S)
1 Raven ➝N
22 B.H.Gull (21➝W) (1➝E)
20 L.B.B Gull (6➝S/SE) (4➝E) (8➝W) (2➝N) 
1 Grey Heron ➝E