Monday 18th September 2017 - Vicarage Lane, Burton In Kendal 0645hrs to 0745hrs and later Top of Clawthorpe Rd (apex) Nr. Whinn Yeates, Hutton Roof 0900hrs to 0930hrs. Winds North 6-7mph, 7c, 78% Cloud, 1019mb pressure

Really quiet today with very little moving, probably because of the pressure with the winds moving complete around and eventually to take on Southerly directions ready for tomorrow. A couple of unrecognizables eg: Small Duck (Wigeon size), and possible Egrets.

Chaffinch: 19 (Mainly to the West, some to the East)

Meadow Pipit: 2 SE

Starlings: 119 all E (one party 100 stretching wide) Obviously ex roost which seems to be growing in numbers.

Swallow: 15 SE (one party)

Mistle Thrush: 2 to NW

Goldfinch: 8 S/SE (5,3)

Grey Lag Goose: 7 (2W at 0648 and 5SW at 0735)

Small Duck: 4 SE (larger than Teal maybe early Wigeon?)

Egrets? from a long way 3 very high to the SE at 0705 (brilliant white)

also Kestrel x 2

Top of Clawthorpe Road, Nr. Whinn Yeates 0900hrs to 0930hrs

Meadow Pipit: 20 mainly SE (in 7,4,3,2,2,1,1)

Goldfinch: 38 S/SE (8,20,10)

Chaffinch: 10 (1E all others W)

Mistle Thrush: 1 S

Song Thrush: 6 SW (thought to be early continentals)

Swallow: 2 W