Lapwing movements and further Thrush arrivals

The movements of Lapwings in autumn and early winter are governed by just how cold the winter weather becomes.  Birds from Europe will move west to seek warmth, particularly in the west side of Britain and Ireland.  If the weather becomes particularly cold, Lapwings will migrate to France or the Iberian Peninsula.
Locally, on my patch, there has been a couple of small westerly movements of Lapwings:

1 Lapwing west 28th October
40+ Lapwings west over Watton, Norfolk 29th October

Recent cold weather with easterly winds in the low countries of Europe may have triggered the movements of these Lapwings.

Thrush arrivals

I visited the Peddars Way long distance footpath at Great Cressingham this morning to check the lovely old hedges there for evidence of migrant Thrushes.
Firstly, small numbers of Redwings were watched flying into the hedgerow, often turning to show their Orangey axillaries.  Soon afterwards, many Fieldfares arrived (50+) and alighted in either hedgerow trees or lower down in the hedge.  Recently turned field margins were an attraction to these birds where they would have searched for invertebrates to feed upon.

Fieldfare at Great Cressingham 29th October

Starlings associated with the winter Thrushes whilst also present was a few Yellowhammers and a mobile flock of 50+ Linnets.  A number of Blackbirds also seen in the hedgerows here probably comprised migrant birds.