A cold day in strong Northerly winds and regular blustery showers raising the tide height by another metre, some birds at sea but little else.

Of note were 5 Pink-footed Geese S, 3 Grey-lag Geese came in, 15 Wigeon (10 S), 7 Teal S, a Pochard N, 24 Eider, 250 Common Scoter (241 S), 2 Velvet Scoter S, a Great Northern Diver S, 1 Fulmar S, 30 Lapwing in the Triangle, single Pomarine and Arctic Skua S, 6 Bonxie S, 800 Herring Gull and 1202 Kittiwake S, 6 Little Auk N, 2 Fieldfare at the Point and a Starling came in.

More rain to start with until it petered out leaving lengthy sunny spells in light winds, a few birds at sea plus a few came in.

Highlights today were 3 Pintail S, 137 Common Scoter S plus 265 N, a Velvet Scoter S, 7 Goldeneye S, 4 Red-breasted Merganser S, a Goosander N, 60 Red-throated Diver, a Great Northern Diver, a Balearic Shearwater S, 7 Little Egret on the Humber, single Pomarine, Arctic and Great Skua all S, a Med Gull N, 166 Kittiwake, a woodcock came in, as did a Black Redsatrt (both Warren), 35 Fieldfare came in plus 9 grounded birds, 6 Song Thrush, 7 Redwing, a Mistle Thrush (Church Field), a Blackcap (Point), 2 Siskin and a Snow Bunting S.

After the rain had stopped by late morning not a bad day all told although feeling much colder than of late.

Of note were 473 Pink-footed Geese S plus 1 blogging, 4 pale-bellied Bent Geese, 2 Scaup S, 181 Common Scoter S plus 23 N, 2 Velvet Scoter S, 1 Red-breasted Merganser S, 96 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver, single Merlin and Peregrine, 174 Black-tailed Godwit, a 1st year Glaucous Gull S, 2 Stonechat, 1 Fieldfare (Triangle), 1 Blackcap (Kew), 15 Siskin (Crown), 1 Lesser Redpoll (Kew), 2 Snow Bunting (Clubley’s) and 2 Yellowhammer (Church Field).

North of the area 4 Whooper Swan were in the Fields and 2 Med Gull were at Beacon Lagoons.

Only force 4 from the SW today so a good day for southerly passage considering the time of year with 26 Whooper swan, 861 Pink-footed Geese, 60 Common Scoter plus 40 N, a Velvet Scoter, a Common Buzzard, 279 Herring Gull, 20 Stock Dove, 2 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 17 Starling, 9 Chaffinch, 24 Goldfinch, 14 Siskin, 14 Linnet, a Lesser Redpoll, a Snow Bunting and 2 Reed Bunting.

Elsewhere 2 Grey-lag Geese blogging, 18 Lapwing (Walker Butts), 2 Fieldfare, 1 Redwing, 2 Blackcap (Kew) were the only worthwhile sightings.

Much calmer today only force 5 although blustery at times but generally fine and sunny, some birds heading south with 7 Whooper Swan, 83 Pink-footed Geese, 5 Common Scoter, 80 Lapwing, 67 Stock Dove, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Alba Wagtail, 59 Starling plus 6 in, 7 Chaffinch, 11 Greenfinch, 105 Goldfinch, 12 Siskin, 35 Linnet, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Lapland Bunting, 30 Snow Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer.

Elsewhere of note were 5 pale-bellied Brent Geese (Tank Blocks), a Shag N, a male Hen Harrier u-turned back N, single Merlin and Peregrine hunting, 40 Little Gull on the sea, a Fieldfare (Warren), 4 Goldfinch.

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Even stronger SW winds today making it difficult to stand up let alone birdwatch, of interest was 16 Common Scoter (15 S), 28 Golden Plover S, 2 Knot S, 6 Kittiwake, 6 Guillemot, a Sky Lark S, 5 Goldfinch and 2 Siskin in the Crown.

Yet more strong to gale force winds from the SW with the odd shower but mainly dry of note today were 5 Teal S, 1 Pochard S, 115 Common Scoter (107 S), 6 Velvet Scoter S, 3 Goldeneye S, 64 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Northern Diver S, 5 Great Crested Grebe S, a Peregrine over the Humber, 7 Meadow Pipit S, 2 Rock Pipit S, a short staying Waxwing at the Point, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Song Thrush, 18 Starling S, a Snow Bunting N, and a Yellowhammer S.

A day of sunny spells with just the odd light shower in a cold force 3-4 S-W wind enticing a good movement of geese.

Heading S were 3 Whooper Swan, 1001 Pink-footed Geese, 16 Wigeon plus 37 N, 3 Teal, 2 Eider, 49 Common Scoter plus 26 N, 1 Goosander. 16 Lapwing plus 2 in, 76 Stock Dove, 8 Sky Lark, 2 Meadow Pipit, 3 Fieldfare and 4 Redwing came in, 42 Tree Sparrow, 27 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin and 5 Snow Bunting.

At sea of note was 62 Red-throated Diver, 9 Great Northern Diver all S (a new record count), a Great Crested Grebe N, 7 Cormorant, 602 Herring Gull and 103 GBB Gull S. Elsewhere 2 Merlin and a Peregrine were hunting, 7 Stock Dove (Triangle), 1 Rock Pipit, 29 Blackbird, 3 Fieldfare (Triangle), 2 Redwing (Point), 2 Blackcap (Point/Kew), a Brambling and a Lesser Redpoll (Crown). North of the area 11 Whooper Swan, 1 Black Swan, 2 Pink-footed Geese and 3 Grey-lag Geese were in the fields and a very late Swallow was over Hollym.

Another day of strong winds curtailing most of the serious birding except for some seawatching.

Of note today were 12 Brent Geese S, 23 Wigeon S, 2 Gadwall S, 13 Teal S, 6 Pochard S, 2 Scaup S, 67 Common Scoter, a Black-throated Diver N, 3 Great Northern Diver blogging, a Merlin blogging, 2 Peregrine over the Humber, 20 Lapwing S plus 52 in, the Purple Sandpiper (Blue Bell), 1 Arctic Skua S, a Bonxie blogging, 9 Stock Dove S, 10 Sky Lark S, 12 Meadow Pipit S, 3 Stonechat, a Blackbird and 2 Redwing came in, a Blackcap (Chalk Bank), the central asian Lesser Whitethroat (Crown), 14 Tree Sparrow S, 14 Goldfinch S, a Lesser Redpoll (Church Field), a Snow Bunting (Blue Bell).

A dull misty day cleared slowly but remained dull some light southerly passage with 115 Pink-footed Geese, 10 Wigeon, 6 Gadwall, 7 Teal, 1 Pintail, 1 Tufted Duck, 108 Common Scoter plus 35 N, 17 Stock Dove, 12 Sky Lark, 31 Meadow Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit, 19 Tree Sparrow, 17 Chaffinch, 4 Brambling, 26 Goldfinch, 16 Siskin, 14 Linnet, 11 Twite, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 58 Snow Bunting, 1 Yellowhammer, and 6 Reed Bunting.

Elsewhere of note were 34 Red-throated Diver (26 S), 4 Great Northern Diver S, a Merlin and a Peregrine blogging, 130 Lapwing, a Purple Sandpiper (Blue Bell shore), 42 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Meadow Pipit (Clubley’s), 9 Fieldfare, a Redwing, a Blackcap (Blue Bell), the central asian Lesser Whitethroat (Crown), 7 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling (Point), 1 Lesser Redpoll (Crown).

A pleasant sunny day but feeling rather chilly in a brisk SW wind which strengthened as the day wore on.

Of note were 70 Pink-footed Geese S, 5 Wigeon, 6 Eider (4 N), 37 Common Scoter (33 N), a Red-breasted Merganser N, 22 Red-throated Diver, 2 Great Northern Diver N, 2 Little Egret (Humber), 59 Golden Plover came in, 11 Lapwing S, 70 Black-tailed Godwit (Humber), 249 Herring Gull S, a 1st year Glaucous Gull S, 22 Stock Dove S, 24 Sky Lark S, 2 Rock Pipit, a Fieldfare in, 2 Redwing, 43 Siskin S, 9 Linnet S, 7 Twite S, 2 Lapland Bunting S, 3 Snow Bunting (2 S) and 3 Yellowhammer blogging

North of the area in the fields the Whooper swans grew to 9.

Still strong winds from the SW but at least plenty of sunshine with a Whooper Swan S, 23 Wigeon in, a Great Northern Diver N, 54 Dunlin S, a Little Gull S, a Yellow-legged Gull N and single Rock Pipit, Fieldfare and Chiffchaff all at the Point.

Back to poor weather with heavy rain and very strong W winds of note today were 50 Pink-footed Geese S, 8 Wigeon S, 3 Tufted Duck S, 38 Common Scoter, a Red-breasted Merganser N, 45 Black-tailed Godwit (Humber), a Bonxie N, single Rock Pipit and Fieldfare, 7 Chaffinch and 5 Goldfinch.

North of the area the 6 Whooper Swans and Black Swan with 3 Grey-lag Geese were still in the fields

A much better day with plenty of sunshine albeit a bit breezy with the wind in the SW some southerly passage was induced with 7 Whooper Swan, 329 Pink-footed Geese, 6 Common Scoter, 1 Oystercatcher, 15 Lapwing, 6 Knot, a Dunlin in, 211 Stock Dove, 18 Wood Pigeon, 29 Sky Lark, a Shore Lark u-turned to Beacon Lagoons, a late Swallow, 14 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 3 Alba Wagtail, 42 Starling, 7 Tree Sparrow, 29 Chaffinch, 17 Greenfinch, 125 Goldfinch, 80 Siskin, 21 Linnet, 23 Twite plus 1 in, 11 Lesser Redpoll, 8 Snow Bunting and 3 Reed Bunting.

Grounded birds of note were a Pink-footed Goose (Triangle), 2 Little Egret (Humber), 2 Merlin, a Peregrine, 2 Water Rail, 17 Black-tailed Godwit, a Water Pipit on Canal Scrape before flying of N, 35 Tree Sparrow, 11 Goldfinch, a Bullfinch (Little Hedge).

Back to heavy rain and strong winds today with the rain easing in the late morning but remaining windy.

Of note today were a Pink-footed Goose in the Triangle, 2 Common Scoter S, a Water Rail, 4 Woodcock (2 Point), a Rock Pipit (Tank Blocks), 111 Fieldfare with 110 coming in, 2 Song Thrush, 8 Redwing, a Chiffchaff (Point) and a Siskin.

North of the area in the fields 6 Whooper Swans (4 juveniles) remained from yesterday.

Much better today with lengthy sunny spells and lighter winds from the southerly sector producing some passage.

On the move south were 11 Bewick Swans, 213 Pink-footed Geese, 10 pale-bellied Brent Geese, 29 Wigeon, 94 Common Scoter plus 41 N, 3 Goldeneye, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, a Slavonian Grebe, 50 Lapwing, a Woodcock came in, 6 Stock Dove, 29 Wood Pigeon, 27 Sky Lark, 1 Swallow, 5 Meadow Pipit, 5 Rock Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Fieldfare came in, 18 Tree Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 15 Greenfinch, 44 Goldfinch, 143 Siskin, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Snow Bunting plus 7 u-turned.

Elsewhere of note was 1 Woodcock (Warren), 2 Black-tailed Godwit, a Bonxie went out, 2 Fieldfare, 3 Redwing, and the central asian Lesser Whitethroat (Crown).

A wild stormy day with frequent heavy showers, little of note to be seen just a few birds at sea with 19 Common Scoter and 8 Goldeneye S, 5 Red-throated Diver, 2 Pomarine Skua (1 N, 1 blogging), 106 Little Gull (94 S) and a late Common Tern S whilst on land a Woodcock (Warren) and a Fieldfare at the Point was the best of a poor day.

Migration watch 07.15 – 10.30. A milder day with cloud cover for most of the day and a light SW wind.

Another quiet day as we slowly slip into the winter and reports on the web site will now be in weekly updates unless there is a particularly good day. On the move south were 8 Whooper Swan, 4 Wigeon, 4 Teal, 192 Common Scoter, 5 Goldeneye, 4 Red-throated Diver, 1 Shag, a male Hen Harrier U-turned back north, 130 Lapwing, 1 Woodcock in, 2 Skylark, 16 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Chaffinch, 9 Greenfinch, 7 Goldfinch, 67 Siskin, 5 Twite, 1 Redpoll and 3 Yellowhammer.

Other birds of interest included a juv Pomarine Skua which was reported as a skua sp two days ago, it was first seen at Beacon Ponds but then tried to settle on the Borrow Pit and Canal Scrape before flying off out to sea; 8 Stonechat, 26 Fieldfare, 6 Redwing, the central asian Lesser Whitethroat still in the Crown car park and a Snow Bunting over Clubley's Field.

Migration watch 07.15 – 09.30. Clear blue skies to start although hazy, a few high clouds formed in the afternoon, a light to fresh SSW - SW wind.

Another very quiet day the only sightings worth reporting were 40 Pink-footed Geese, 10 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 2 Pintail, 20 Eider, 60 Common Scoter, 4 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylark, 3 Rock Pipit, 28 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 16 Redwing, 1 central asian Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Siskin and 1 Snow Bunting.

Migration watch 07.00 – 10.00. Another sunny but misty start, broken cloud for most of the day and feeling pleasant but cold in a light NW – W wind.

A very quiet day with just some light passage of birds moving south or coming in: 1 Woodcock, 38 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 7 Tree Sparrow, 20 Chaffinch, 16 Greenfinch, 19 Goldfinch, 41 Siskin, 2 Linnet, 19 Twite, 2 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Snow Bunting, 4 Yellowhammer and 5 Reed Bunting.

The only other birds of note were 1 Merlin, 1 Jack Snipe, a Great Spotted Woodpecker, 77 Blackbird, 7 Fieldfare, 5 Song Thrush, 11 Redwing, 1 Blackcap, the central asian Lesser Whitethroat at the Crown and 1 Goldcrest.

Migration/sea-watches 06.50 – 10.00. A sunny but misty start, clouding over and remaining misty around the edges, a light WSW – NW wind.

Highlights today included a Grey Phalarope which flew north close inshore at 14.50, a Yellow-browed Warbler trapped at the Point was new and 10 Twite were seen at the Warren and later post 46, other migrants included 6 Water Rail, 3 Jack Snipe, 1 Woodcock, 2 Black Redstart at the Narrows, 12 Stonechat, an increase in Blackbirds to 215, 11 Fieldfare, 6 Song Thrush, 29 Redwing, the central asian Lesser Whitethroat in the Crown car park, a Goldcrest, 1 Brambling, 2 Siskin, 6 Snow Bunting and 2 Yellowhammer.

Birds on the move south were 77 Wigeon, 70 Teal, 13 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 4 Pochard, 25 Eider, 76 Common Scoter, 3 Goldeneye, 14 Lapwing, 2 Skylark, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 14 Tree Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 17 Greenfinch, 4 Goldfinch, 9 Siskin, 2 Lesser Redpoll.

Other birds of note included a record 6 Water Rails, 6 Sparrowhawk, 1 Merlin and the Black Swan north of Kilnsea.

Migration/sea-watches 06.50 – 12.10, 13.30 – 15.10. Cloudy with sunny spells, but cold in a light to fresh WNW- N wind.

Some more light passage today, the highlight being 4 Little Auks which flew north, other birds on the move included 800 Pink-footed Geese, 6 Brent Geese, 7 Wigeon, 8 Teal, 2 Scaup, 8 Eider, 110 Common Scoter, 24 Red-throated Diver, 1 large Diver sp, 2 Sparrowhawk + 1 in off the sea, 2 Arctic Skua, 1 Bonxie, 24 Wood Pigeon, 18 Skylark, 11 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 alba Wagtail, 1 Goldcrest in off the sea, 19 Starling in, 25 Tree Sparrow, 19 Goldfinch, 6 Siskin, 1 Twite, 34 Snow Bunting in.

Migrants seen today were still few and far between: 1 Jack Snipe, 1 Woodcock, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Black Redstart by the Crown & Anchor, 10 Stonechat, 50 Blackbird, 12 Fieldfare, 11 Redwing, 1 Blackcap, the central asian Lesser Whitethroat and Siberian Chiffchaff still in the Crown car park, 12 Lesser Redpoll, a Bullfinch in the Crown car park, 5 Snow Bunting and a Corn Bunting.

North of the area a Woodcock and a Ring Ouzel were at Sammy's Point.

Migration/sea-watch 07.00 – 15.15. Bright and sunny to start with some heavy clouds building in the afternoon and heavy storm moving through with hail and thunder and lightening, a light NE-E wind.

The possible White-billed Diver was seen again distantly and 2+ Great Northern Divers were blogging, other birds moving included 5 Mute Swan, 54 Pink-footed Geese, 5 Wigeon, 1 Pochard, 4 Eider, 110 Common Scoter, 4 Velvet Scoter, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 24 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 86 Kittiwake, 10 Stock Dove, 24 Skylark, 9 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Jackdaw, 3700 Starling in off, 94 Tree Sparrow, 3 Chaffinch, 13 Goldfinch, 107 Siskin, 3 Linnet, 3 Twite, 3 Lesser Redpoll, 1 Lapland Bunting, 5 Yellowhammer, 3 Reed Bunting.

Surprisingly the only new migrants that arrived were a Black Redstart that came in off the sea and a Blackcap at the Crown, otherwise the central asian Lesser Whitethroat and Siberian Chiffchaff were in the Crown car park, there were 9 Stonechat, 2 Fieldfare, 1 Bullfinch and 2 Lapland Bunting which dropped in the saltmarsh.

North of the area a Black Swan was on Beacon Ponds.

Migration/sea-watch 07.00 – 10.30, 13.10 – 16.00. A nice day with plenty of sunshine but rather cloudy in a moderate force 2 westerly.

A possible White-billed Diver flew out east over the Warren but was only seen briefly early morning, other birds on the move (mainly south) were: 68 Whooper Swan, 571 Pink-footed Geese, 4 Greylag Geese, 3 Shelduck, 27 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 5 Eider, 36 Common Scoter, 2 Goosander, 12 Red-throated Diver, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Jack Snipe in, 2 Woodcock in, 4 Stock Dove, 200 Wood Pigeon, 36 Skylark, 5 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 5 alba Wagtail, 2 House Sparrow, 7 Tree Sparrow, 4 Chaffinch, 21 Goldfinch, 46 Siskin, 36 Linnet, 7 Twite, 7 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Snow Bunting, 1 Lapland Bunting, 6 Reed Bunting.

Other birds of note seen today were 3 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 42 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Greenshank, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 52 Blackbird, 22 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 1 Blackcap, a central asian Lesser Whitethroat and a Siberian Chiffchaff both in the Crown car park, 3 Snow Bunting.

North of the area a Jack Snipe and Swallow were seen.

Migration/sea-watch 07.00 – 12.05. Another foggy start with still conditions, which cleared then clouded over, a fresh SSW wind picked up in the afternoon and brought cold rain with it.

A day of light passage and a few thrushes arriving. On the move south were 35 Whooper Swan, 96 Pink-footed Geese, 37 Wigeon, 24 Teal, 3 Gadwall, 3 Eider, 2 Goldeneye, 3 Red-breasted Merganser, 10 Red-throated Diver, 1 Pomarine Skua N, 9 Stock Dove, 25 Skylark, 3 Rock Pipit, 3 alba Wagtail, 17 Starling in, 56 Tree Sparrow, 5 Chaffinch, 11 Greenfinch, 13 Goldfinch, 195 Siskin, 1 Twite, 26 Lesser Redpoll.

Other birds of note included 2 Merlin, 1 Woodcock, 2 Black-tailed Godwit, 11 Stonechat, 124 Blackbird, 108 Fieldfare, 6 Song Thrush, 30 Redwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Brambling, 4 Snow Bunting.

North of the area a Short-eared Owl was on Beacon Lane and a Black Swan was on Beacon Ponds.

Migration/sea-watch 07.20 – 09.20, 11.45 – 12.45, 13.30 – 15.00. A foggy start in a very light WNW wind which cleared by mid-day to leave a clear, sunny afternoon.

A much quieter day but with an astonishingly late Hobby which flew north over the Warren and seen by several observers as it continued over the Triangle, the previous late date for this species was 28th October. Passage saw a few geese, ducks and the odd passerines moving south: 885 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Brent Geese, 136 Wigeon, 22 Teal, 4 Scaup, 16 Eider, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 33 Lapwing, 1 Arctic Skua N, 16 Wood Pigeon, 14 Skylark, 7 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 1 Jackdaw, 30 Tree Sparrow, 5 Chaffinch, 4 Greenfinch, 52 Siskin, 2 Linnet, 26 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Reed Bunting.

The pick of grounded birds was an 'Eastern' Lesser Whitethroat trapped and ringed at the Warren, while other birds of note included 1 Peregrine, 3 Woodcock, 47 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Swallow, 11 Stonechat, 110 Blackbird, 35 Fieldfare, 15 Redwing, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Brambling, a Bullfinch by the Church and 4 Snow Bunting on Clubley's Field.

In the moth traps were a Dark Sword Grass and a Silver Y.

Sea/migration watches 07.00 – 11.00, 14.20 – 16.35. A dull, showery start in a stiff W wind dropping off slowly and brightening up.

Passage was lighter today but still produced: 36 Whooper Swan, 1539 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Brent Goose, 158 Wigeon, 85 Teal, 1 Pintail, 4 Tufted Duck, 83 Common Scoter, 23 Red-throated Diver, 1 Shag, 3 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrel, 42 Stock Dove, 221 Wood Pigeon, 172 Skylark, 47 Meadow Pipit, 4 Rock Pipit, 4 alba Wagtail, 25 Tree Sparrow, 38 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 31 Greenfinch, 132 Goldfinch, 117 Siskin, 42 Linnet, 3 Twite, 33 Lesser Redpoll, 13 Reed Bunting.

Other birds of interest included 5 Little Egret, 1 Peregrine, 3 Woodcock, 140 Black-tailed Godwit, 100 Little Gull, a Tawny Owl at Kew, 72 Blackbird, 37 Fieldfare, 20 Redwing, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Goldcrest and 4 Snow Bunting.

One of the big features of this autumn has been the number of Tree Sparrows moving and also a large percentage trapped and ringed. Yesterday the record for numbers trapped in one day was broken when 153 were caught, this record has stood since 1970. Also yesterdays ringing total took the total number of Tree Sparrows ringed this year to over 2000!

A much quieter day with strong W winds and heavy rain until midday becoming brighter with just the odd shower.

On the move south today were 12 Whooper Swan, 23 Pink-footed Geese plus 3 in, 3 Shelduck, 19 Teal, m2 Pintail, 1 Snipe, 24 Sky Lark, 8 Meadow Pipit, 3 Rock Pipit, 80 Fieldfare, 33 Starling came in, 8 Greenfinch, 13 Goldfinch, 66 Siskin, 1 Twite, 4 Redpoll and a Lapland Bunting.

Grounded birds of note included a Peregrine (Humber), 3 Water Rail, a Coot in Church field Hedge! 3 Jack Snipe, a Woodcock (Point), 52 Black-tailed Godwit and a Greenshank (Humber), 10 Stonechat, 89 Blackbird, 203 Fieldfare (200 North Field), 7 Song Thrush, 4 Chiffchaff, 630 Starling, a Bullfinch went N along the Canal, a Lapland Bunting S and the Little Bunting on Canal Scrape showed itself again.

A much better day with a force 3 W wind and long sunny spells inducing some southerly passage with 65 Pink-footed Geese, a Grey-lag Goose in, 5 Teal, 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 2 Goosander, a Kestrel plus 2 in, 65 Oystercatcher in, 108 Lapwing, single Snipe and Woodcock, 102 Stock Dove, 510 Wood Pigeon, 607 Sky Lark, 1 Swallow, 63 Meadow Pipit, 21 Rock Pipit, 2 Alba Wagtail, 5 Jackdaw, 5 Rook, 15 Starling in, 480 Tree Sparrow, 134 Chaffinch, 1 Brambling, 28 Greenfinch, 307 Goldfinch, 223 Siskin, 39 Linnet, a modern era record of 88 Twite plus 8 in, 34 Lesser Redpoll plus 9 in, a Crossbill, 5 Lapland Bunting, 8 Snow Bunting and 23 Reed Bunting.

Grounded birds included 2 little Egret (Humber), 3 Water Rail (1 Church Field pond), 100 Lapwing (Tank Blocks), 2 Jack Snipe, 2 Woodcock, 1500 Bar-tailed Godwit, a Greenshank (Humber), a Kingfisher blogging, 9 Stonechat, 116 Blackbird, 7 Song Thrush, 46 Redwing, a Mistle Thrush blogging, 2 Chiffchaff, 4 Jackdaw (Triangle), a Common Redpoll (Kew with a Dutch ring on it), a Bullfinch (Warren), 2 Yellowhammer (Point).

A wild day with blustery winds and heavy rain late morning through to the afternoon, clearing slowly later on.

good southerly passage of ducks and waders at sea with 2 Bewick Swans, 8 Brent Geese, 591 Wigeon, 472 Teal, 3 Pintail, 4 Pochard, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Scaup, 4 Goldeneye, 1 Goosander, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Knot, 5 Dunlin, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 5 Redshank also of note was an Arctic Tern S at sea.

Elsewhere grounded birds included 2 Water Rail, a Jack Snipe, 14 Woodcock, 2 Rock Pipit, 8 Stonechat, 140 Blackbird, 61 Redwing, 2 Chiffchaff, 600 Starling, a Brambling and the Little Bunting on Canal Scrape. North of the area 2 more Woodcock were seen along with a Lapland Bunting on Long Bank