Monday 14th October

Early on today in the drizzle there was very little in the way of bird life, but it picked up reasonably to produce 43 Siskins, those being the highlight of the day. The other notable sightings included 11 Meadow Pipits, a rather low count for this time of year, but possibly low due to the weather, and the general wind direction at the moment: they are being recorded less than usual on such sites as BirdTrack. Chiffchaffs were still around - I noted 3, although there may have been more. Also, small numbers of Redwings are filtering through, although today's meagre count of 2 was scarcely thrilling.