Mealy Redpoll a welcome addition for the year

The sort of morning where you felt something had to be about but didn't expect a small vis mig passerine to highlight, given the lack of numbers in that department

Considered to be an adult female (wing length 74.5mm)

Heysham NR coverage 0900-1000
Grounded
Blackbird 30-40
Goldcrest 20
Redwing - 6
Chiffchaff - 1

Vis mig intermittent coverage
Redwing - 13
Carrion Crow - 6
Jackdaw - 21 (& 3 more over Middleton)

Heysham Head coverage
0855-0955 vis mig
Bullfinch 2
Goldfinch 4
Chaffinch 19
Greenfinch 1
Linnet 3
Skylark 12

In the bushes
Goldcrest 4
Coal tit 2
Blackbird 7
Song Thrush 1

Middleton ringing
Included one Mealy and two Lesser Redpoll - all caught as singletons