Lutley Wedge 27/10/10 (11°c) Mild, sunny with scattered high cloud 6/8-4/8. Wind SW F3-4

Highlight this morning was a superb flock of 17 Golden Plover, which flew in from the east at 08.37am. Good numbers of Brambling were moving including a flock of 6 heading south, and small 'packs' of Starlings flew through to the west, with the largest flock numbering around 70 birds. A very late Swallow was also seen.


Visible Migration 07.55- 11.55am :-
17 Golden Plover >W
1 Swallow >SW
24 Fieldfare (23 >W/SW) (1 >E)
72 Redwing (40 >SW) (12 >NW/N) (6 >E)
3 Song Thrush >WSW
9 Brambling (6 >S) (3 >W/SW)
46 Chaffinch (40 >W/SW)
9 Siskin (5 >N) (4 >S/SE)
2 Redpoll sp (1 >S) (1 >E)
1 Reed Bunting >W
1 Grey Wagtail >NE
573 Starling >W
present:-
40 Linnet
1 Goldcrest
12 Pied Wagtail
1 Common Buzzard
1+ Sparrowhawk

'Fire in the sky!' looking east, pre-sunrise Lutley wedge 27/10/10

Golden Plover heading West Lutley Wedge 27/10/10

 Brambling and Starlings Lutley Wedge 27/10/10