16/10/10 Lutley Wedge 07.40am (4°c) Cold, with clear skies. (scattered cloud 5/8 later a.m with rain showers p.m) Wind NW F2/3

A definite 'Red' letter day on the patch!  A stunning Red Kite flew in from way off to the South over the Clent Hills at 09.33am pursued/mobbed by a couple of Crows, and headed >NW low over the patch and Caslon wood. Also today a single Brambling flew over along with (1) Golden Plover, and (1) Cormorant. Thrush numbers were well down on previous days with only small numbers of Redwing seen, but a flock of 8 Raven that flew over >WSW was impressive.

Visible Migration 07.40-11.40am :-

1 Red Kite >NW

1 Golden Plover >WSW

1 Brambling

74 Redwing (24 >SW) (26 >W/SW) (22 >N/NE)

2 Siskin

1 Song Thrush >N

9 Skylark >W/NW

8 Meadow Pipit

10 Raven (2 >ESE) (8 >WSW)

167 Wood Pigeon >S/SW

1 Cormorant >ENE 

Red Kite heading NW Lutley Wedge 16/10/10

Golden Plover Lutley Wedge 16/10/10 

Male Sparrowhawk Lutley Wedge 16/10/10

2 of the flock of 8 Raven! Lutley Wedge 16/10/10