10 mistle thrush but 10 x as many swallows

15th September 15            morning                 mid section

cloudy becoming partly sunny, 10-15°c, 994mb, W 6-W 9 mph

As well as grilling trees and bushes us birders always have our eyes skyward for the odd bird of prey or anything else that flies over, well this morning standing on the walkway over the Wetland I noticed a couple of swallows going over, the bins focused on them to make sure of the ID and there were more, 5 no 10 even more, now need to make sure they're all swallows ( could be house martins too ). No white rumps and flight characteristics are all swallow but there are many more a good distance away over towards Paget Rd, Must be at least 100 a good number in one group for the Valley. They had all disappeared with in 10 minutes. Back down to earth and 10 mistle thrush with 11 starling on the field, a further 10 or so starling joined them before being flushed by a dog walker.

Stock Dove	1 >> S over	Valley
Swallow	100+	100+ mostly to the E of Wetlands,
Pied Wagtail	4	Compton Field
Wren	2 singing	mid section
Robin	12 singing	mid section
Song Thrush	1	The Paddock
Mistle Thrush	10	wetlands Field
Blackcap	2+	Hanging Grds
Jay	2	Barleyfield
Jackdaw	odds over	Barleyfield
Starling	c20	11 Wetlands field  joined by about another 10,
Goldfinch	5 over	Wetlands
Bullfinch	1 imm	Annex Barleyfield