Lutley Wedge 18/08/10 07.40am (12°c) Grey, cloudy+overcast first thing, sunny with scattered cloud later a.m SW-W 2

Cloudy overcast conditions again first thing this morning, had the desired effect and dropped in a few more migrants, and some late Swifts were still moving through to the west/southwest into the light SW wind. 2 Sand Martins early on and a trickle of Swallows were heading south, and a Hobby flew swiftly through late morning. An adult Common Gull (Scarce at Lutley) flew in from the ENE first thing, heading off to the southwest.


Visible Migration Lutley Wedge 7.40-11.40am :-
1 Tree Pipit >S (Flew over >S at 0850 and dropped out briefly, before flying off high >S)
1 Wheatear
1 Hobby >NE/E
2 Sand Martin >SW
37 Swallow  (+47 Swallows at Wassell Gove) 
23 Swift >W/SW
8 House Martin >W
10 Goldfinch >S/SW
1 Common Gull (ad) >SW
3 Herring Gull (1ad,2juv) >W


Also:-
9 Common Whitethroat
4 Chiffchaff

Tree Pipit Lutley Wedge 18/8/10

Wheatear Lutley Wedge 18/8/10

Adult Common Gull heading >SW Lutley Wedge 18/8/10