firstreesjohn
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And I thought September was bad: most of the month featured only common birds !
How can this have been October ? ONE WARBLER ALL MONTH. Yellow-broweds all around, but The Hill shunned. No Redstarts (only one this year), no Pied Flies, no shrikes (4 years, now).
31: 02♪.
30: 02♪.
29: 2 Goldcrests, 2 Robins.
28: 02♪. (Later, reliable observer saw Goldcrest, Robin.)
27: Pom Skua ad. (with attached cutlery handles) over The Hill.
25: 2 Stonechats (ad. ♂♀).
24: 02♪.
23: 02♪.
22: FINALLY ! ***SibeChat*** makes a brief foray to The Hill, in the company of a pair (♂♀) of ‘ours’, before retreating to its Meadow Lane haunt.
21: 02♪.
20: 02♪.
19: Yellowhammer ↑W, Chaffinch ↑W, Grey Wagtail ↑W, Merlin. (The SibeChat came within 50m of where I could tick it as being on The Hill !)
17: 4 Goldcrests, 3+ Stonechats.
16: 5+ Goldcrests, ♀ Blackcap, Grey Wagtail ↑E, Robin (1st since April !), 2 Blackbirds, 2 Song Thrushes, 3 Wheatears, 3+ Stonechats.
14: 2 Blackbirds, 4 Stonechats (2 ad. ♂♂♀♀).
13: 2+ Blue Tits.
12: Redwing.
11: 5 Blackbirds (2+ Continental), 3 Song Thrushes, 2 Redwings, 3 Stonechats, 1 Lapland Bunting ↑W. (RBA reported 2 Shorelarks in/off & ↑S.)
10: 5 Greenfinches, 2 Blue Tits, 2 Wheatears.
9: 2♀♀ Stonechats.
8: Redwing, ♂ Stonechat.
7: 3 Stonechats (2 ad. ♂♂, 1♀), Fieldfare, 3 Lapland Buntings ↑W.
6: Wheatear.
5: 4 Stonechats (inc. 2 ad. ♂♂, 1W♂ - one with metal ring), Wheatear.
4: 4 Stonechats (inc. 2 ad. ♂♂), Wheatear. 2 Buzzards in/off 1154h, then ↑W. 4 Bearded Tits over reeds by Beach Rd. (midday+). Jack Snipe flushed late a’noon.
3: 02♪.
2: Dunnock.
1: 02♪.
How can this have been October ? ONE WARBLER ALL MONTH. Yellow-broweds all around, but The Hill shunned. No Redstarts (only one this year), no Pied Flies, no shrikes (4 years, now).
31: 02♪.
30: 02♪.
29: 2 Goldcrests, 2 Robins.
28: 02♪. (Later, reliable observer saw Goldcrest, Robin.)
27: Pom Skua ad. (with attached cutlery handles) over The Hill.
25: 2 Stonechats (ad. ♂♀).
24: 02♪.
23: 02♪.
22: FINALLY ! ***SibeChat*** makes a brief foray to The Hill, in the company of a pair (♂♀) of ‘ours’, before retreating to its Meadow Lane haunt.
21: 02♪.
20: 02♪.
19: Yellowhammer ↑W, Chaffinch ↑W, Grey Wagtail ↑W, Merlin. (The SibeChat came within 50m of where I could tick it as being on The Hill !)
17: 4 Goldcrests, 3+ Stonechats.
16: 5+ Goldcrests, ♀ Blackcap, Grey Wagtail ↑E, Robin (1st since April !), 2 Blackbirds, 2 Song Thrushes, 3 Wheatears, 3+ Stonechats.
14: 2 Blackbirds, 4 Stonechats (2 ad. ♂♂♀♀).
13: 2+ Blue Tits.
12: Redwing.
11: 5 Blackbirds (2+ Continental), 3 Song Thrushes, 2 Redwings, 3 Stonechats, 1 Lapland Bunting ↑W. (RBA reported 2 Shorelarks in/off & ↑S.)
10: 5 Greenfinches, 2 Blue Tits, 2 Wheatears.
9: 2♀♀ Stonechats.
8: Redwing, ♂ Stonechat.
7: 3 Stonechats (2 ad. ♂♂, 1♀), Fieldfare, 3 Lapland Buntings ↑W.
6: Wheatear.
5: 4 Stonechats (inc. 2 ad. ♂♂, 1W♂ - one with metal ring), Wheatear.
4: 4 Stonechats (inc. 2 ad. ♂♂), Wheatear. 2 Buzzards in/off 1154h, then ↑W. 4 Bearded Tits over reeds by Beach Rd. (midday+). Jack Snipe flushed late a’noon.
3: 02♪.
2: Dunnock.
1: 02♪.