are records been broken on fieldfare/redwing counts landing today ?

[Shrike]

ive heard there have been some huge counts of redwing/fieldfare landing today,at a local site near me (Hale shore) there was over 5000 redwings and over 6000 fieldfare counted today(i missed it ) and ive heard of some similar counts elsewhere.

[~T~]

This morning while waiting for the bus at least 3 flocks flew overhead with about 50 in each. I'm 99% sure they were redwings.

[Hedgehoggy]

This afternoon I spotted a large flock of birds flying overhead, which I initially thought were starlings, until I heard the unmistakable ‘seep’ of the Redwing .

It'll be a while yet before they come feeding in my garden, they don’t usually venture in until the first real cold snaps, same with the Fieldfares.

[Jim Ford]

Originally Posted by Hedgehoggy

This afternoon I spotted a large flock of birds flying overhead, which I initially thought were starlings, until I heard the unmistakable ‘seep’ of the Redwing .

I used to hear them but my hearing's 'shot' with tinnitus, so I don't hear them any more. Same with goldcrests. Goldfinches are also becoming difficult to hear now as well. This is a result of often shooting pistols without ear defenders when I was younger, but any load noise can have the effect. It's said that if a noise causes pain in the ears, then _permanent_ damage has been caused. The insidious thing is that the damage is not noticeable until much later in life.

A lot of youngsters listening to loud music will have hearing damage that will cause hearing loss later in life.

Jim

[tigertom]

Don't no about records, but No's of both fieldfares and redwing in cheshire today has been descibed as phenomenal with big counts at a lot of sites accross the county
MIKE

[~T~]

Originally Posted by Jim Ford

I used to hear them but my hearing's 'shot' with tinnitus, so I don't hear them any more. Same with goldcrests. Goldfinches are also becoming difficult to hear now as well. This is a result of often shooting pistols without ear defenders when I was younger, but any load noise can have the effect. It's said that if a noise causes pain in the ears, then _permanent_ damage has been caused. The insidious thing is that the damage is not noticeable until much later in life.

A lot of youngsters listening to loud music will have hearing damage that will cause hearing loss later in life.

Jim

I have it too, really just become noticeable in the last year. I go to a lot of gigs and music festivals which must have done it, also I was never one for keeping my ipod down low so that hasn't helped. My hearing is still pretty good just I have a faint whine in my ears all the time.

[actionfinch]

c350 redwing near woodside today john. must keep an eye out in the morning for em...

[JeffH]

Well a record has certainly been broken here - a solitary Redwing appeared in my garden yesterday afternoon - the earliest ever

Jeff
(Schedule 1 Licence holder for Kingfishers, Barn Owls and Avocets)

PS. Are these record falls another sign of a hard winter to come?

[King Edward]

First Redwing I saw this year was two days ago, in our garden pond having a bath. Never seen any of the resident blackbirds/thrushes in it though. Also about 40 Starlings in there today, splashing about having a great time. More Redwings flying over since then, plus quite a few Fieldfares.

[Wild-Woman]

Approximately 50 redwing in two flocks flying east to west over the outskirts of Luton today about 6.00pm.