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Monday 25 October 2010

Exmouth

Orcombe Point 750-1020am
jackdaw 56+, pied wagtail 27+, linnet 11+, goldfinch 17+, meadow pipit 17+, brambling 1, woodpigeon 49+, reed bunting 1+, mute swan 2, chaffinch 14+, lapland bunting 2 (both west, 8am + 822am), swallow 1, skylark c50+, stonechat 1, goldcrest 1, song thrush 4, jay 1, grt spt woodpecker 2, starling 30+, blackbird 10+, grey wagtail 3, coal tit 1+, aythya duck sp in off (prob tufted duck).
Squabmoor Reservoir 1130-12pm
dartford warbler 3+, redpoll 1+, woodlark 2 (south at 12pm)

Very little grounded this morning and only a relatively light passage of passerines overhead which had pretty much dried up after the first hour of daylight.