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31st October

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31st October Mawnan Smith - Overhead passage this morning included; 4,000 Redwing , 576 Woodpigeon , 68 Fieldfare , 61 Blackbird , 34 Chaffinch , 29 Skylark , 17 Song Thrush , 12 Stock Dove , 11 Meadow Pipit , 11 Linnet , and singles of Grey Wagtail , Siskin , and Bullfinch . Pretty major record counts for both Fieldfare and Blackbird. Obs Moths - 1 Common Plume . Bullfinch

29th-30th October

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29th October Mawnan Smith - overhead passage was absolutely manic for Redwing but otherwise nothing too unusual. Overhead passage included - 10,933 Redwing , 69 Chaffinch , 57 Skylark , 42 Meadow Pipit , 31 Song Thrush , 30 Woodpigeon , 25 Stock Dove , 16 Linnet , 5 Fieldfare , and 2 Pied Wagtail . Additionally a Mute Swan over was the first obs record, and a bit of an oddity with a Firecrest seen flying over the obs. Rosemullion Head - 2 Rock Pipit , 5+ Stonechat , 3 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Mute Swan south past the headland, 50+ Linnet , and singles of Curlew and Kestrel . Mawnan Church - 70+ Linnet and 2 Bullfinch . Obs Moths - 1 Beautiful Plume . Recording Area Additions 92. Rock Pipit Rock Pipit Stonechats Mediterranean Gull 30th October Mawnan Smith - overhead passage was even busier than the 29th today, nothing unordinary though. Totals were - 10,190 Redwing , 523 Woodpigeon , 103 Song Thrush , 67 Chaffinch , 59 Skylark , 48 Meadow Pipit , 39 Fieldfare , 28 Stock Dove , 25 S...