Tuesday 9 October 2012

Dale airfield

Only a single snipe along the main runway. Starlings up to 200+. Merlin putting them up. Flock of 50 linnets in stubble field. Plenty of pipits and 3 wheatear inc a very saturated bird - Greenland? 10 Pied wagtails in grounds of Dale castle and goldcrest and a treecreeper mixed in with a flock of blue tits.