Kex Gill 04-07-2009

Failed to get up to early but was expecting crossbills as quite a few reports on the pager over the last week.(see also post form John earlier in Morning at Thrusscross where he had 3 Whimbrel W)

Kex Gill 0800 - 11.45
Wind WSW veering SW now and then. Up to F3. 2/8 cloud at first, 5/8 later (bright to E, Cloudy to W)

Grey heron 1NW- moving on a completely different vector to anything else - appeared far to the South and exited far to the North.

H Martin 1 S
Swallow 69SW
Linnet 1W
Mistle Thrush 1 v high W
GSWP 1 medium height ESE
BHG 37SW
LBBG 4E, 1 W
Stock Dove 4W, 1 E (interesting movement of birds over open moorland)
Lapwing 16W,
Oyk 1 W
Curlew 7W
Swift 20 s(ish with some milling about)
Painted Lady 2W, White Sp 1 W

J Blacker, Andy Hanby