Sunday November 13

Sunny intervals with a very light south-westerly breeze. Very pleasant conditions for birding in, but benign conditions tend to produce little change, and so it proved today.

The first hour produced lots of birds. These included a Grey Wagtail, 196 Linnets counted on the wires over the ridge field, over 100 thrushes were mostly Fieldares and Redwings but included about eight Blackbirds, six Song Thrushes, plus 57 Skylarks, while at least 170 Starlings flew west during the morning.

The usual three Stonechats were still present, while there were 86 Teal, six Wigeon, five Snipe, and a Green Sandpiper in the vicinity of the flash and pool fields. As a largely gull-free zone this was quite a good day as we saw three Black-headed Gulls, 19 Lesser black-backed Gulls, and four Herring Gulls, mostly flying west.

It was at least good for photography.

Chaffinch

Meadow Pipit

Lesser Redpoll