Lutley Wedge 24/10/13 (8°c) Sunny, patchy cloud 5/8 clearing to 2/8. Wind (Calm)-(S/SW) F1/2

"A brief weather window for vismig and a classic late October selection as Starling surge"

2 Brambling (1➝W) (1♀/1st-w in)

102+ Chaffinch ➝W

4 Redpoll sp ➝S

2 Siskin

5 Reed Bunting (4➝W/SW) (1 in)

16 Linnet

1 Chiffchaff

1034 Starling ➝W (flocks of 140, 100, 90)

231 Redwing (162➝S/SW) (62➝W) (7 in) (flocks of 50, 40)

47 Fieldfare (12➝S) (16➝W) (19 in)

2 Song Thrush (1➝SW) (1 in)

3 Blackbird (in)

30 Meadow Pipit (27➝S/SW) (3 in)

11 alba Wagtail (8 in) (2➝S) (1➝WNW)

763+ Wood Pigeon ➝S/SE/SW 

1 Raven ➝SW (blogging)

1 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

2 Red Admiral (1➝S)

♀/1st-winter Brambling 24/10/13

Starling 24/10/13

Lutley Wedge 18/10/13 (11°c) Mist and Fog 8/8 only slowly lifting to low cloud. Wind (SE) F1/2 gusting F3

"A fogged in watchpoint and a block to further Easterly arrivals"

1 Chiffchaff 

174 Redwing (71➝W/SW) (61➝S/SE) (24➝N/NW) (18 in)

21 Fieldfare (8➝S) (2➝WSW) (2➝N) (9 in)

8 Song Thrush (2➝N/NE) (1➝E) (2 blogging) (2 in)

6 Meadow Pipit (3➝W) (2➝NE) (1 in) 

2 Goldcrest

1 Grey Wagtail ➝N

18 alba Wagtail (3➝E) (4➝N) (1➝S) (10 in) 

11 Siskin ➝SE

1 Reed Bunting 

11 Chaffinch➝W

23 Linnet

28 Goldfinch (16➝NE) (12➝S)

13 Starling ➝W/SW

17+ B.H.Gull ➝W/SW

7 L.B.B Gull ➝S/SE

Late Chiffchaff 18/10/13

Lutley Wedge 16/10/13 (8°c) Overcast, low cloud 8/8 rain later. Wind (SSE) F2-F3 gusting F4

19 Golden Plover ➝SW 

1 Lapwing ➝NW

1 Peregrine ➝NE

1 Brambling ➝SE

315 Redwing (229➝S/SE) (43➝N/NW) (37➝W/SW) (6➝E/NE)

4 Fieldfare (2➝E/SE) (1➝W) (1➝N)

4 Song Thrush (1➝NW) (1➝SE) (2 blogging)

1 Blackbird ➝W (in)

4 Meadow Pipit (2➝WSW) (2 in)

20 alba Wagtail ➝S/SE

1 Grey Wagtail ➝E/SE 

7 Chaffinch➝W

1 Reed Bunting

183 B.H.Gull ➝W/SW

1 Herring Gull ➝SW

2 Raven ➝NW

Peregrine 16/10/13

Lutley Wedge 15/10/13 (7°c) Mist and Fog 8/8 slowly clearing to low cloud. Wind (NW) F2/3

Extensive fog severely hampered vis mig first thing, but night migrants had obviously been grounded in the early hours before dawn, with a cracking ♂ Brambling (the first this autumn) calling repeatedly from the hedgerow nearby as I arrived and numerous Redwing contacts drifting out of the thick fog and mist. Redwing continued to push on regardless through the clag and murk mostly moving W/NW and there was an obvious influx/passage of Chaffinch along with the first signs of Continental Starling passage getting going. 

2 Brambling (1♂ in) (1➝WNW) (1st of the autumn)

2 Snipe (1➝WSW) (1➝E)

1 Peregrine ➝E

760 Redwing (610➝W/NW) (48➝S/SW) (77➝N) (11➝E/NE) (14 in) (flocks of 46, 50, 54, 56)

21 Fieldfare (20➝W/NW) (1➝S) 

6 Song Thrush (4➝W/NW) (1➝SW) (1 in)

3 Blackbird

1 Chiffchaff

24 Meadow Pipit (12➝S) (10➝W) (2➝NE)

4 alba Wagtail (3➝W) (1➝E)

1 Grey Wagtail ➝N

30 Skylark (14➝W)

1 Redpoll sp ➝SW

4 Siskin (3➝S) (1➝N)

1 Bullfinch ➝SSE then NW

18 Goldfinch

181+ Chaffinch (166➝W/NW) (15➝N)

1 Reed Bunting ➝NW

103 Starling➝W/NW

1 Common Gull ➝N

1 Herring Gull ➝W

35 B.H.Gull (31➝N/NW) (4➝W)

14 Canada Goose ➝NE

1 Raven ➝E

1♂ Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Redwing, Fieldfare and Redpoll sp 15/10/13

Lutley Wedge 11/10/13 (9°c) Cloudy, early rain showers clearing. Wind (N/NE) F3

All sightings SLC...
236 Redwing ➝W/NW (largest flocks of 30, 40)
1 Fieldfare ➝W (1st of autumn)
4 Meadow Pipit (1➝W) (3 in)
4 Raven (3➝S)

13/10/13
11 Fieldfare ➝W

Lutley Wedge 06/10/13 (12°c) Clear and sunny. Wind (SSW) F2/3

All sightings SLC...
81+ Meadow Pipit ➝S/SW
13 alba wagtail ➝S/SW
2 Chiffchaff 

Lutley Wedge 05/10/13 (13°c) Cloudy, Wind (WNW) F1/2

All sightings SLC...

2 Meadow Pipit ➝S

5+ Chiffchaff

2+ Blackcap

2 Cormorant ➝S

Lutley Wedge 01/10/13 (11°c) Overcast, murky 8/8. Wind (E)-(ENE) F2 increasing F3, gusting F4

2 Crossbill ➝S

1 Golden Plover ➝E

2 Redwing ➝S

2 Song Thrush (in) then➝N

14 Mistle Thrush

92 Meadow Pipit (52➝S) (34➝E/SE) (5➝SW) (1➝W)

10 Siskin (9➝S) 

1 Swallow

10 Hirundine sp ➝SSE

3 Blackcap

1 Chiffchaff

14 alba Wagtail (9➝S/SE) (2➝WSW) (3 in)

2 Grey Wagtail (1➝E)

8 B.H.Gull (7➝WSW) (1➝NE)

2 Raven ➝SE

6 Skylark

6 Linnet

Golden Plover 1/10/13

Crossbill (♀ type) 1/10/13

Siskin 1/10/13