Wintersett

Most of the day was spent vis-migging and it was one of the better days of this autumn being notable for Buzzards, Pink-feet and Jays in particular.
Buzzard;- difficult to be sure of exact numbers but absolute minimums are 12 local (resident) birds all counted in the air at the same time and at least a further 12 moving between south and west, a minimum of 24 birds.
Pink-footed Goose;- five skeins totalling 350 birds mostly heading westwards.
Jay;- a acorn failure on the Continent means lots of Jays have been arriving in the UK during the last few days, chiefly to coastal counties to the south of us (East Anglia and Kent) and today we got the first signs they are heading our way. 19 were counted all heading in a north-westerly direction and all high up in the sky. All the local Jays are busy collecting acorns at the moment and are very obvious but are acting far different to these birds.
Other birds of note;- Shoveler 77, Water Rail 1, Peregrine 1, Yellow-legged Gull 1 adult, and other migrants heading south included;  Redwing 14, Swallow 15, Wood Pigeon 820, Skylark 107, Meadow Pipit 166