Thursday 10th October

After the false excitement of yesterday (although the Cetti's Warbler made up for some of the lethargy) and high hopes of large numbers of migrants, this morning over-fulfilled!

In one hour (between approx 0700 and 0800) I had a conservative minimum of 97 Goldfinches over, followed by a smaller group of 6 later in the afternoon, 20 Siskins, 17 Meadow Pipits, 5 Chiffchaffs, a Pied Wagtail, and, more excitingly, my 2nd Stonechat for the area, at the junction of Luxford Road and Montargis Way!

However, in the afternoon it clouded over considerably, and migration was not so obvious, with hardly anything of note except for the Goldfinches in nearly 2 hours.