There air felt very cool this morning (and not in a The Fonz way), it really did feel positively autumnal.
At Stanklyn Lane there were small signs of movement with a both a Hobby and a Swallow over heading SW. Also 2 Skylarks flew over heading West and 4 Mistle Thrushes heading WNW. A Chiffchaff was in song along the lane, a Jay was present in the paddock and 3 Common Buzzards were up soaring.
At Heath Lane paddock there was a Common Buzzard on the fence posts and a ♀ Kestrel hovering over the adjacent field. A flock of 15 Linnets flew over heading East and 7 Swallows were also present.
At Witch Lane the Lapwing numbers had increased to 76 Lapwing. I have taken some rather poor footage panning across to give an idea of the size of the flock (windy conditions are not very conducive to digi-scoped videos). Also noted at this location were 1 Kestrel, 2 Stock Doves and a charm of 8 Goldfinch. A single Swallow flew through heading South.
My final stop was Back Lane where I recorded my only butterfly of the day, a single Red Admiral that was feeding on the Ivy flowers. 1 Mistle Thrush and 2 Linnets were on the telegraph wires.
Lapwing Flock (record footage)
Had my first moving Skylarks @ the weekend Jase. Can`t imagine much stuff (if anything) moving this week.
ReplyDeleteA good flock of Lapwing there Jason, it certainly did look windy. It seems more like November than September to me at the moment!
ReplyDeleteI tend to agree with you Dean...the forcast isnt looking great
ReplyDeleteJan, it was proper blustery hence the wobble cam ;-)
Hoping for a Lapwing here before the months end Jase, it'll most likey only be a fly over though!
ReplyDeleteI'm fairly lucky on that front asI often get autumn/winter flocks on my patch and occasionally they bring in a Golden Plover!
ReplyDeleteI`ll have to eat my words Jase. The rain dumped a Grey Phal on the Old Moor today !!
ReplyDeleteIt just goes to show Dean! Smart little birds Grey Phals!
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