Until today. Today has bucked the trend. A break in the rain meant that migrants were making the most of the dry spells to travel as far as possible, and they were flying over fairly low due to the cloud cover, which was still almost 100%.
But the birds. On the Montargis Estate, a record 4 Yellow Wagtails (year tick for me) flew over low, one landing briefly on some garages: these formed only the third record for the Crowborough area, with the previous records being as follows:
- 2 at Alfreys Road on the 1st of March 2003
- 1 at Goldsmiths Recreation Ground on the 24th of September 2017
However, that was not all. Chiffchaffs were literally everywhere, calling, and I picked out a Willow Warbler (the 5th record this year so far) at the top of Luxford Road. To top it off, Meadow Pipit migration was clearly underway, with heavy passage. I recorded a minimum of 34 in less than two hours.