29th at the south end. Not a lot seen on a two hour sea watch on the falling tide, best being 28 Cormorants, 7 Guillemots, 32 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns, 11 Gannets, Red-throated Diver, Arctic Skua and 14 Wigeon. A party of 10 Siskins arrived off the sea.

30th:- Highlights of a one hour sea watch, again on the falling tide were 48 Gannets, 11 Cormorants, 2 Red-throated Divers, 2 Eiders, 25 Common Scoters, 4 Wigeon, 12 Brent Geese, Guillemot, Sandwich Tern and Great Skua. On the landward side were 3 Kestrels, Peregrine, Spotted Flycatcher, Grasshopper Warbler, Chiffchaff, 2 Goldcrests, 5 Lesser Redpolls and a Lapland Bunting.

Very quiet.  Before the rain came the only birds noted were Common Redstart, Rock Pipit, Brambling, 5 Goldcrests, Swift, Red-throated Diver and Mediterranean Gull.

Better conditions for actually watching birds at the south end today. Some visible passage to the south included 51 Linnets, 65 Starlings and 295 Swallows. Also 132 Starlings north. Migrants seen were 15 Robins, 20 Goldcrests, 10 Song Thrushes, 4 Blackbirds, 9 Chiffchaffs, Willow Warbler, Sedge Warbler, 5 Common Redstarts and Whinchat. Some of the regular species were in improved numbers with more tits and Wrens in evidence and 30+ Dunnocks and 120 Skylarks. Other noteworthy species on the dunes were Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Water Rails, 2 Sparrowhawks, 3 Kestrels and 13 Greenfinches. On the coastal fields were 265 Golden Plovers, 35 Curlews and an adult Mediterranean Gull. Sea much quieter than of late. At least 400 Common Scoters from the south landed offshore.

Between Pye's and Stonebridge in the hour after dawn were:

Redstart - 7
Whinchat - 3
N Wheatear - 1
Song Thrush - 10
Blackcap - 2
Reed Warbler - 1
Chiffchaff - 4
Willow W -1
Garden W - 1
Whitethroat - 2
Goldcrest - 10
Hen Harrier - juv

Plenty of migrants today, including 3 Yellow-browed Warblers, but hard work in the strong winds:

Migrants found at the south end were 25 Goldcrests, 12 Robins, 5 Common Redstarts, 3 Song Thrushes, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, Brambling, Tree Pipit and Pied Flycatcher. One Yellow-browed was in the willow hedge by North Flash and the other was in hawthorns south of the coastguard cottages. Other birds of interest on the dunes included Green Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 34 Swallows, 8 House Martins and a Sparrowhawk. At sea, 250 Common Scoters, one Velvet Scoter, 50 Gannets and a Great Skua were recorded.
At Pye's Hall were:
Yellow-browed Warbler - 1 showed well at the hall
Pied Fly- 1
Garden Warbler - 1
Robin - 20
Song Thrush - 6
Chiffchaff - 2
Hen Harrier - 1

An arrival of migrants today reported by Geoff Williams, John Walker and  John Clarkson with:

Near Stonebridge

Short-eared Owl 2
Redstart 3
Pied Fly 1
Garden Warbler 1
Whitethroat 2
Robin 4
Song Thrush 2

Quad 3
2 pied flys 1 redstart 4 goldcrest 3 robins, and c450 golden plover on adjacent fields

Pye's Hall
Robins at least 20 about, also seen were 8ca. Redstart, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 male Whinchat, 1 Fieldfare, 4 Redwing, 6 Song Thrush, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Willow Warbler, a few Chiffchaff and a Short-eared Owl was perched on the realignment fence.

A much better day with an arrival of migrants apparent at dawn. There were two Pied Flycatchers east of Stonebridge and another at Pyes Hall (Geoff Williams) along with a single Spotted Flycatcher, the first two Brambling of the autumn, 30 Robins, 10 Goldcrests, 8 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers,3 Blackcaps a Buzzard, Hobby, 210 Pink-footed Geese went south along with 7 Whooper Swans just after dawn. A Bonxie was offshore.

Today moving mostly south after coming in from the rivermouth were 290 Swallows, 260 House Martins and 30 Meadow Pipits. Also on the dunes were 3 Goldcrests, 2 Robins, 3 Blackbirds, Sparrowhawk and Great Spotted Woodpecker. At sea were 12 Gannets, 3 Sandwich Terns, Arctic Skua, 11 Red-throated Divers, 6 Cormorants, 13 Wigeon, 110 Teal and 120 Common Scoters. Onshore were 90 Oystercatchers, 15 Curlews and 18 Knot.

110 Swallows, 5 House Martins, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Willow Warblers, Goldcrest, 150 Golden Plovers, 24 Curlews, 170 Gannets, 14 Sandwich Terns, 15 Cormorants, Great Skua, 6 Wigeon and 94 Pink-footed Geese.

Geoff Williams at the north end added a Spotted Redshank, 10 Brent Geese, 13 Common Scoters and 18 Little Egrets.

Today were 180 Swallows, one Sand Martin, one Hobby, 5 Kestrels, 300 Golden Plovers, 3 Wheatears, 39 Curlews and 18 Gannets.

 There were 63 juvenile Gannets north and 73 different, mainly older, birds south. Nearly everything else was passing to the south hence 73 Sandwich Terns, 8 Common Terns, 17 Cormorants, one Shag, 3 Red-throated Divers, one Fulmar, 3 Common Scoters, 4 Shelducks and 66 Pink-footed Geese. Another Red-throated Diver was on the sea along with 7 Guillemots, and 2 Arctic Skuas were harrying terns offshore. The only waders were 22 Curlews, 4 Oystercatchers, one Bar-tailed Godwit and one Dunlin. Best sightings on the landward side were 4 Willow Warblers, 2 Common Whitethroats, one Rock Pipit, one Great Spotted Woodpecker, 30 Golden Plovers, 7 Kestrels and one Common Buzzard. 170 Swallows flew south.

Best were the Osprey still, 5 Kestrels, 140 Swallows, 2 Willow Warblers, Wheatear, an early Lapland Bunting, Tree Sparrow, Great Spotted Woodpecker, 8 Sandwich Terns, 6 Gannets and 20 Pink-footed Geese

The Osprey was still present on the shore near Pye's Hall, and also near here were 3 Greenshanks and a Whinchat. At Quad 3 were 3 Kestrels, Common Buzzard and a Common Whitethroat. 140 Swallows flew south and at sea almost everything was also heading south, hence 37 Gannets, 66 Sandwich Terns, 29 Common Terns, 11 Cormorants, 13 Arctic Skuas, one Red-throated Diver, 15 Teal and 70 Common Scoters. 2 Sooty Shearwaters headed north.

A few new birds between Stonebridge and Pye's Hall, hence Pied Flycatcher, Common Redstart, Goldcrest, Willow Warbler, Common Whitethroat, Lesser Whitethroat, Yellow Wagtail, Common Buzzard, Osprey (eating a fish on a pole near the tide-edge at 1015 and it was still there 2 hours later), 2 Peregrines, Merlin, Buzzard, 2 Hobbies, 5 Kestrels, 4 Herons, Greenshank, 85 Oystercatchers, 74 Curlews, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, 7 Sandwich Terns, 18 Teal, 19 Cormorants and 230 Swallows.

Today was very quiet on the dunes with 2 Wheatears, 3 Kestrels and a Great Spotted Woodpecker being the only noteworthy birds. At sea over the high tide period were 54 Sandwich Terns, 15 Common Terns, 5 Arctic Terns, 23 Cormorants, one Arctic Skua, one Fulmar, 28 Gannets, 3 Red-throated Divers, 4 Guillemots, 2 Wigeon, 9 Common Scoters and 15 Teal. The only waders were 20 Knot, 31 Curlews, 8 Oystercatchers, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits and 4 Sanderling.

Hardly any passerines in the bushes, best being just one Whitethroat and one Goldcrest. Other species of note were 8 Kestrels, one Hobby, 2 Common Buzzards, 4+ Marsh Harriers, 3 Little Egrets, 12 Teal, one Spoonbill, 153 Oystercatchers, 18 Curlews, 8 Bar-tailed Godwits, 8 Cormorants, one Gannet, 2 Sandwich Terns, 3 Arctic Skuas and 90 Swallows.

Today just 5 Kestrels, one Sparrowhawk, one Little Owl  (bird of the month so far), one Reed Warbler, 97 Curlews, 26 Bar-tailed Godwits, 96 Oystercatchers, 22 Cormorants, 11 Sandwich Terns, 12 Gannets, 11 Teal and 20 Common Scoters.

Today only 7 Kestrels, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, (one in sub-song), 3 Common Whitethroats, 150 Swallows, 7 House Martins and one Little Egret.  Sea also less interesting where only 16 Sandwich Terns in one and a half hours, plus 2 adult Yellow-legged Gulls, one Kittiwake, 12 Common Terns, one Arctic Skua, one Great Skua, 2 Gannets, 19 Teal, 35 Common Scoters and 13 Cormorants. Waders were 35 Curlews, 30 Oystercatchers, 9 Dunlin, 15 Sanderling, 10 Bar-tailed Godwits and one Grey Plover.

Migrants seen were restricted to 8 Common Whitethroats, 3 Willow Warblers, one Pied Flycatcher and 100 Swallows. Also on the landward side were 400 Golden Plovers, 5 Kestrels, one Little Egret and 28 Canada Geese. At sea, moving north were 109 Teal, 18 Gannets, 2 Red-throated Divers 2 Common Terns and an Arctic Skua. To the south were 35 Sandwich Terns, 13 Gannets, one Fulmar, one Guillemot and 3 Common Scoters. Another Guillemot and 13 Cormorants were on the sea and the few waders noted were 88 Oystercatchers, 40 Curlews, 13 Bar-tailed Godwits, 7 Knot, 5 Sanderling, 10 Dunlin, 17 Ringed Plovers and 9 Turnstones.