SN Reservoirs 0710-0950 MJP, TB
mild, bright (after cloudy night).
visible migration:
Lapwing - 1
Redwing - 69
Chaffinch - 59
Meadow Pipit - 17
Lesser Redpoll - 5
Siskin - 4
Linnet - 2
Brambling - 1 (S)
Jackdaw - 2 (E)
Reed Bunting - 4 (2E, 2 down)
Alba Wag - 15
Grey Wag - 3
Goldfinch - 8
Song Thrush - 16
also 3 Chiffchaffs (two singing), & 3 Goldcrests
a relatively entertaining morning of overhead passage, and despite no particularly large numbers, a varied selection of species involved. The Lapwing, which hung around for 15 mins or so, was the first for a while, and the variety (and nice views) of finches dropping in and going over was again pleasing.
Walthamstow Marshes: 1100-1250
Stonechat - 5
Skylark - 2
Meadow Pipit - 17
Reed Bunting - 5
Linnet - 7