Dense fog and a north-easterly airflow combined to produce a huge fall of Redwings, Fieldfares, Blackbirds and Song Thrushes on the patch today in numbers that I have never witnessed before. Everywhere I walked large numbers of thrushes were being flushed up from the undergrowth, woods and fields, with many many more continually dropping out of the sky at first sight of land.
A few Ring Ouzels were also mixed in with the incoming flocks, with other species noted around the patch including good numbers of Robins plus a few Bramblings, along with Chiffchaffs, Reed Buntings, and single Grey Wagtail, Common Snipe and Reed Warbler. However due to the dense fog which persisted throughout the day reducing visibility down to a few feet, the task of locating anything decent was severely hampered with most birds having to be identified on call or silhouette in the gloom.
