Friday 11 September 2015

The sun's shining so the birds go on holiday


11th September 15          morning                mid section

sunny & warm,  12-17°c,  1016mb,  ESE 8-13 mph



Just one calling chiffchaff ( not even seen ) , that's the only warbler today. The only other migrant was a trickle of swallows all heading south west over the Barleyfield. The high pressure system giving us this warm sunshine also makes for excellent traveling conditions for migrating birds.
Nothing else of note amongst the resident birds either.



Buzzard 1 flew N along V then off S of Barleyfield, not a local bird,
Moorhen 1 juv 1 ad with 1 juv  Prefab weir,
Lesser Black Backed Gull odds over mid section
Swallow 6 >> S over Barleyfield
Robin 6 singing mid section
Chiffchaff 1 calling Eddies Alders
Goldfinch 3 Compton Rough
Bullfinch 4 Barleyfield

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