Cold Edge/Hunter Hill

Vis Mig - Counting period: 9:10-10:40
Weather: Persistent light drizzle throughout. No wind, low cloud, and temperature 5c degrees.
Moving birds >SW unless otherwise stated
Cormorant 2 N
Herring Gull 1
Fieldfare 1557
Grey Heron 1 N
Woodpigeon 58
Redwing 2
Pink-footed Goose 75 NW
Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Mistle Thrush 2
Mallard 1
Skylark 1
Chaffinch 1
Black-headed Gull 2
Meadow Pipit 2
Common Gull 6 N
alba wagtail sp. 1
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Totals: 1713 individuals, 16 species, 1:30 hours
Present: Mallard 25 at Cold Edge dam, Black-headed Gull 66, Common Gull 44, Wren 3, Robin 1, Jay 1, Magpie 4, Jackdaw 38, Carrion Crow 9

Comments: Unable to get on site early today but productive time all the same after a call from BS about Fieldfare movement over Queensbury/Oxenhope. A massive flock of 1,100 Fieldfare came through at 9:15 followed by smaller flocks of 120, 110, 90, 80, etc and movement tailed off by 10:15 - suspect it may have continued throughout the day (?). The P F Geese were heading NW at 09:25

Prediction of a big movement of Redwings expected in the next few hours or in the morning