Wednesday, October 24, 2007

24th October 2007

SN Reservoirs 0730-0930 MJP, PR
o/c, dull, mild, light NE.

Siskin - 2
Common Snipe - 1
Redwing - 33
Woodpigeon - 64
Meadow Pipit - 1
Jackdaw - 1
Common Gull - 2
Chaffinch - 11
Goldfinch - 7
Song Thrush - 8
Fieldfare - 2
Gadwall - 51

A quiet morning's skywatching, despite conditions being pretty much perfect. Today's highlight was a Common Snipe, flushed from the New River path, which is the first of the autumn.