Jays

Alan Ball · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:01 pm

Three jays heading south over Lincoln this morning are the lastest in numerous Jay sightings I've had in the last few weeks. I have seen very few Jays over the last few years, but have probably seen well over 50 recently all over the county. Has anyone else noted an influx or is it just me?

Alan

Nige Lound · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:42 pm

Quite a Gib rarity, Jay. There has been one seen occasionally for the past 4 days and 2 birds seen today.

Regards

Nige

Andrew Henderson · **Joined:** Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:31 am **Posts:** 118

At Garthorpe where jays are locally absent as breeders and quite rare, I've noticed one flying W on Sept 23rd and two on Sept 30th.

You may be aware there's been a fairly large movement going on in Kent and elsewhere in the south-east. The maximum count I'm aware of is 172 near Dover on the 29th.
see http://kentosforum.proboards.com/index. ... 320&page=1

Andrew

Graham Catley · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:20 pm **Posts:** 1667

Seemed to be a good breeding year in Laughton forest with several broods becoming very mobile by early Sept.

Robert Carr · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:52 pm

I have also seen more Jays recently than for a long time - 3 together along the Witham this morning. However I was expecting this as I'd stumbled across the BTO migration blog which deals with the current influx. The link is http://btomigrationblog.blogspot.co.uk/

Rob

Chris Atkin · **Posted:** Wed Oct 03, 2012 4:57 pm

Single Jay dropped from height into the Natural England compound at Sea View this afternoon

regards

Chris

John Watt · **Posted:** Thu Oct 04, 2012 11:01 am

I think there has probably been an influx. I was at Titchwell on 26 Sept. and saw several small flocks of Jays, the largest comprising 13 birds.

Regards

John

Andrew Chick · **Posted:** Thu Oct 04, 2012 12:23 pm

While undertaking October BTO Thrush survey in Fulbeck today I had two jays flying across open farmland.

Geoff Williams · **Posted:** Thu Oct 04, 2012 2:31 pm

There was a Jay at Saltfleet Haven this morning, which I was surprised to find was my first for Lincs in 2012.

Nige Lound · **Posted:** Thu Oct 04, 2012 2:43 pm

4 at Gib this morning 041012

Nige

Alex Lees · **Posted:** Thu Oct 04, 2012 6:45 pm

As with the 1983 influx/movement there seems to be a failure of the acorn crop in many parts of Europe (brought about no doubt in part by the poor summer weather), although many birds are probably 'local', many have been seen coming 'in-off' on the east coast confirming immigration. See: http://www.trektellen.nl/doortrekpatroo ... 2&schaal=7

Alan Ball · **Posted:** Thu Oct 04, 2012 7:07 pm

Two more Jays over Lincoln centre today.

These Jays may hang around as they seemed to after the 1983 'invasion'. One I ringed in Boston in late 1983 (there were none in Boston prior to 1983) was found dead locally some 9 years later !

Alan

Daniel Newton · **Posted:** Thu Oct 04, 2012 8:03 pm

Funnily enough, I was talking to my other half in Belfast earlier (before I had seen this thread) and she commented on the unusually high numbers of Jays that she has been seeing around Northern Ireland this last week too!

Terence Whalin · **Posted:** Thu Oct 04, 2012 9:04 pm

2 jays over open farmland this morning 09.45 walton hill a 46 lincoln road

terry whalin

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