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Vismig - Mon Nov 1st 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Monday November 1st 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0645hrs - 1100hrsWind: E 4-5mph increasing and changing to W Greenfinch making strong inroads today. Fieldfare: 213 (all directions W,SW,N,NE) best: 70,37,40 etc (parties seen to come in and drop down to Hutton to feed, no hurry!Redwing: 41 (e...
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Vismig Sun Oct 31st 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Sunday October 31st 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0630hrs-0930hrsWind: back off to E2mph. Heavy rain spotting at first. Fieldfare: 266 (all directikons eg: SE,NE,SW,E & W) best: 100,40,40,34)Redwing: 29 all SW (best 14)Chaffinch: 163 (64E all others W)Brambling: 21 all SE (best party 15)...
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Vismig Sat Oct 30th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Saturday October 30th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0730hrs - 1030hrsWind: S/SSW 15mph and decreasing. Fieldfare: 803 all SW or W (18 proper parties, best: 160,100,80,60,50,50.)Redwing: 93 all SW (best: 20,12,7,6)Chaffinch: 160 (9E all others West) - noticeable change in the past two days whe...
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Vismig - Fri Oct 29th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Friday October 29th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0730hrs-0945hrs.Wind: South 25-35mph Extreme wind and freshening, the majority of the birds (thrushes) did manage to cut to the West, odd parties where coming down to rest and then setting off again with difficulty and at times looking like "...
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Vismig Thr Oct 28th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria
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Thr Oct 28th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0730hrs - 0945hrs.Wind: SW 10-12mph Redwing: 131 all South West (lots of small parties but best: 30,17,14,20)Fieldfare: 539 some South West but mainly North West. (best: 70,60,18,40,50,80) Woodpigeon: 570 all South (On most clear mornings you can see t...
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Vismig - Wed Oct 27th 2010 - Hutton Roof Cumbria & Crag at Crook.
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Wednesday October 27th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0730hrs-1000hrsWind: SW 15-25mph Wind too strong today for good passage, it flattened most stuff, although there was a regular but small passage all flattened to within 20 metre and using cuttings etc. Since yesterday it has become quite notic...
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Vismig Tues Oct 26th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria, & lots of other stuff as well.
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Tuesday October 26th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0730hrs - 0815hoursWind: SW15-20mph.Raining, heavy and light and cold. Redwing: 65 all W (best 30W,2,2,,20SW,11SE)Fieldfare: 33 (3S,2S,2E,11S,15SE)Chaffinch: 33 (20W 13E (best 5s & 4s)Mistle Thrush: 1Starlings: Thousands ex roost. ...
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Vismig Mon Oct 25th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Monday October 25th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700hrs - 1215hrs.Wind: SW 4 - 5mph Best yet for Woodpigeon, which most of them went North West. Redwing: 90 all W (best 50,30)Fieldfare: 2040 75% went either NW or N and others came back East. (Best: 100,25,100,100,120)Woodpigeon: 1407 (90% went N...
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Vismig - Sun Oct 24th 2010, Hutton Roof, Sandside & Burton In Kendal.
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Sunday October 24th 2010Hutton Roof, Cumbria. 0730hrs-0940hrsWind: E - 5-8mph and then heading North. Sandside, Nr. Milnthorpe 1000hrs-1130hrs Burton In Kendal (from out of my Window) 1400-1808hrs. Today started quiet, but soon became obvious around the 1000hrs that a "thrush push&...
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Vismig Sat Oct 23rd 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Sat Oct 23rd 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0715hrs-1045hrs.Wind: W8-10mph and freshening to Northerlies. 0915 mist and light drizzle came in from East and encircled us all around to West side as well, but cleared within 15 minutes. Again hard work, birds undecided and messing, coming down feeding e...
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Vismig - Fri Oct 22nd 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Friday October 22nd 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0715hrs-1100hrsWind: W 10-15mph and freshening from SW General Thrush move NW but also some going in all directions, very patchy today. Thrushes again found it extremely difficult to use their general routes because of the strong W/SW winds and wh...
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Vismig Wed Oct 20th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria FIELDFARES
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Wednesday Octpner 2oth 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0715hrs - 1300hrsWind: NW 5-8mph and freshening by noon. All major Thrush movement was NW and finished by 1220hrs. Did also check out afternoon 1400-1630hrs with no movement whatsoever. Also Woodpigeons again on the move in directions E, W and...
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Vismig Oct 21st 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Thr October 21st 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0715hrs - 1130hrsWind: SW 8-10mph, freshening all the time to SW 15-20mph Thrushes very patchy, started off OK and would have been good but for the strong winds. Most coming through the gap which seems to come from around "Newbiggin Crags"...
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Vismig Tues Oct 5th 2010 - Hunting Hill, Nr. Shore Road, Carnforth.
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Tuesday October 5th 2010- Hunting Hill, Nr. Shore Road, Carnforth.0700hrs - 1030hrs.Wind: Very Strong SSW-SSE 15-20mphMovement: All South unless stated otherwise. Moved over to Hunting Hill, quite close to where I normally count, but some 400 yards South East as the crow flies. Without doubt...
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Tues Oct 19th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Tuesday October 19th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0715hrs - 1015hrs.Wind: W 5mph Very quiet this morning! just odd small parties of Redwings and a couple of medium sized flocks. Redwing: 170 (5N all others SW, best parties: 30,30,13,9)Fieldfare: 52 (One party 40 North, others SW)Chaffinch: 158...
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Vismig Mon Oct 18th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Monday October 18th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700hrs - 1030hrs.Wind: 15mph and freshening. Movements:All Thrushes - generally SW-WFinches - East and West. Noticing that Mipits are down to a trickle, and Chaffinch seem to have tumbled in numbers today, Greenfinch definately starting up to...
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Vismig - Sun Oct 18th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Sunday October 18th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700hrs-0945hrsWind: NW 2mph Redwing: 174 (directions undecided at first, then settled to East, best 10,10,20,30,20,40)Fieldfare: 218 (East first then all NNW after that. Best 80,50,50,14,10)Chaffinch: 136 (43W all others East)LBBG: 330E (...
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Vismig - Sat Oct 16th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Sat Oct 16th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700hrs - 0930hrsWind: NW 3-5mph Gt Spotted Woodpecker: 1EMeadow Pipit: 16 (2SE all others N)Redpoll: 1Chaffinch: 117 (21W all others E)Starling: probably 2000 ex roost.LBBG: 210 E (possibly local)Pink Footed Goose: 6 (2E at 0740 and 4SW at 0755).Field...
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Vismig Fri Oct 15th 2010 Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Friday October 15th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700-0930hrsWind: NW 3-5mph Redwing: 239 all South West (most where small parties of around 10 (best: 20,20,20,15,11,11)Fieldfare: 15 (one party 14) South West Chaffinch: 165 (81W all others East)Meadow Pipit: 7 all SouthLBBG: 110 EBlackbir...
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Vismig - Thr Oct 14th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Thr Oct 14th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700hrs-0930hrsWind: NE 3 m.p.h.Thick cover cloud, lightest of specky drizzle in the air. Redwings yet again disorientated and going in various directions. Very poor throughout. Redwings: 185 (best: 20SE,50SW,40NW)Song Thrush: 1WSiskin: 4EChaff...
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Vismig Wed Oct 13th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Wednesday October 13th 2010 Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700hrs - 1030hrs & then again later 1423hrs to 1600hrs. 0700hrs-1030hrs:Wind E 3-5mph Redwing: 232 (again very disoriantated and going in several directions - mainly SWChaffinch: 190 (57W all others East)Blackbird: 1SWGoldfinch: 33 (...
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Warton Crag - Peregrine death
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Just thought you may wish to read this, because this pair is very popular with many visitors from all over..... I think Craig (Bell) may especially be interested. The birds at Holme Park Quarry never bred this year, think it may be down to the success of the Ravens in the same quarry. Death of a Peregr...
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Vismig Tues Oct 12th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Tuesday October 12th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700hrs-1030hrsWind: NE 5-8mphEarly strong frost, and then blue skies, with again haze to West. Redwings again all over the place, not sure which direction to take, also seen to arrive and cascade onto Hutton Roof. In the main when they did decide...
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Vismig Mon Oct 10th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria - FIRST FIELDFARE
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Mon Oct 11th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700hrs - 1030hrsWind: E 3-5mphVery bright on this side with little cloud. Wishing last nights "push" would have continued, but not to be. Still good though.. First Fieldfares! Thrushes disorientated in the early hour and going in all directi...
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Vismig Sun Oct 10th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.. REDWINGS GALORE!!
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Sun Oct 10th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700hrs - 0830hrs also 0930-1030 and also 1800-1835hoursWind: E15mph and becoming fresher. Again strong winds spoiling, many birds including Redwings seen at times to be blown back. All Redwing movement to SW or SE Meadow Pipits: 19Redwing: 157 mainl...
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Vismig: Sat Oct 9th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Sat Oct 9th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700hrs - 1000hrsWind: SE 20mph.Movement: East and unless stated otherwise. Today it was freshening wind straight from the word go and levelled out at 20mph which made it very cold. Most birds struggled, and there was very little going West because of any tai...
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Vismig Fri Oct 8th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.
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Fri Oct 8th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0700hrs - 0830hrs & 0930hrs-1045hrsWind: SE 10-15mph and decreasing to SE 8-10 on second watch.Movement: East unless stated otherwise. All Meadow Pipits:SWAll Skylark: SE 0700-0830hrs Chaffinch: 90 (25W all others NE or E) (best 5,5,6,5,4)Mea...
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Vismig Thr Oct 7th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria & then Hunting Hill, Carnforth, Lancashire.
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Thr Oct 7th 2010 - Hutton Roof, Cumbria.0710-0830hrsWind: SE 10-12mph and decreasing.All movement East unless stated otherwise. Still plenty of Chaffinches on the move, also a Coal Tit, arrived and came down in the small tree alongside. Alba Wagtail: 5 (2NW)Chaffinch: 156 (56W all others East...
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Vismig Mon Oct 4th 2010 - Shore Road, Carnforth Marsh
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Monday October 4th 2010 - Shore Road, Carnforth Marsh.0645hrs - 0930hrs.Wind: SE 1-3mphAll movement South unless stated otherwise.Dry, warm, bright by 0800hrs, little cloud after 0900hrs. Although the bulk of my count was from the Car Park just before the Marsh (to the west side of the sewage wor...
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Vismig Sun Oct 3rd 2010 Shore Road, Carnforth Marsh (Keer Estuary)
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Sunday October 3rd 2010 - Shore Road, Carnforth, Lancs.0700-0900hrsWind: SW 2-5mphMovement: South unless stated otherwise. It looked a bit fogged out over on Hutton Roof and after reading about John's fantastic Mipit count yesterday, I only had a couple of hours spare today so decided to have a l...
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