Grafham Water - 18 September 2013

A bright morning with a fresh westerly wind.A couple of hours watch from the dam early morning. 

House Martins were present in numbers with c.600 over the dam and 300 elsewhere; Meadow Pipits were on the move with 16 south and c. 30 along the dam; 2 Yellow Wagtails south and 6 still on the dam; 2 Reed Buntings flew high south; 1 Spotted Flycatcher and 3 Chiffchaffs were at the north end of the dam. 

Later from home hirundines were on the move south-eastwards with c. 350 mostly House Martins with a few Sand Martins. 


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