A massive movement of Redwings from Scandinavia moving fast inland from the east coast led to many very large counts over central and western visible migration watchpoints.
Blackbank visible migration 07:30 to 13:00
10,160x Redwing thru (Staffs record count), 555x Fieldfare, 154x Chaffinch, 4x Siskin, (NDP)
Branston GPs
8x Snipe, 3x Green Sandpiper, 7x Dunlin, Black-tailed Godwit, 68x Golden Plover, 6x Curlew, 5x Ruff, 3x Pintail, Water Rail, Little Egret, 7x Egyptian Geese, (DBa, KM, IG)
Blithfield Resv
29x Dunlin, Ringed Plover, 4x Curlew, 2x Red Kite, Peregrine, Barnacle Goose, 12x Egyptian Geese, 4x Common Gull, 2x Pochard, (SE, HF)
Amington
Red Kite over Woodland Road, (MSc)
Brankley Pastures
550x Redwing, 80x Fieldfare, 8x Yellowhammer, (JWo)
Dimmingsdale (Alton)
75x Redwing, (TEy)
