Caldene Fields Watchpoint 14-10-2007

14th of October 07  Watch  07.30 – 8.00am

Weather:  A damp morning with fine drizzle and100% heavy low cloud clearing to 70% cloud to  the east around 08.15 with visibility down to 1 mile.  F1 S/W wind. Temp 11c

 

Comments: Despite weather conditions a very good morning with the first real push of Starling of Autumn.  The movement was on a fairly broad front and mainly to the S/W. Several flocks of 100+ were noted at the peak times which was between 08.00 – 09.00 after this smaller groups of below 50 were noted these in general were flying lower than the larger flocks.  4 Teal> N was excellent for this site.

 

Mallard > 11E

Teal > 4 N

Black Headed Gull > 13 S/S/W

Wood Pigeon > 26 S

Meadow Pipit > 16 S

Alba Wagtail > 5 N/W + 24 S

Redwing > 41 N/W + 26S/W Total = 67

Blackbird 2 S

Starling 221 N/W + 848 S/W Total =1,069

Carrion Crow > 10S/W

Jackdaw > 2 N/W

Chaffinch > 4N

Greenfinch > 46 N/W + 6 S/W Total = 52

Redpoll > 3 N

 

Martyn Priestley