Fall conditions with mixed results

Common Swift

All you can do is make sure you turn up at your patch in fall conditions the rest is in the lap of the gods. Today good numbers of birds went through the region as expected but Brean was mediocre whilst Slimbridge had all the fun recording 300 Arctic Tern, 100+ Barwit plus smaller numbers of Little Tern, Grey Plover, Whimbrel and Swifts. Exminster Marshes recorded 1,000 Whimbrel.

Sea watching off the fort at Brean produced no sea birds just the usual gulls and a few Cormorants presumably commuters to and from Steep Holm. Weather conditions at 7am were 980mB, 85% dew point, 16.5mph south-easterly wind gusts recorded up to 26.8mph and temperatures at 6C wind chill of 2C. Final counts from 6:30 to 12:30: 20 Swift, 113 Swallow, 2 House Martin, Gropper, Redstart, 5 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Whitethroat, 2 Siskin, 1 Meadow Pipit, 60 Goldfinch, 25 Linnet, 1 alba wagtail, 20 Willow Warbler.