Fewer migrants, but still plenty to see.   The northern Treecreeper was retrapped and was very distinctive.   Also Pallas's Warbler, 5 Great Grey Shrikes, 3 Firecrests, 150 Goldcrests,  2 Stonechats, Spotted Flycatcher, Common Redstart, 4 Ring Ouzels, 2 Grey Wagtails, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 2 Woodcocks, Swallow, Reed Warbler, 80 Chiffchaffs, 15 Blackcaps, 150 Robins, 200 Redwings, 2 Mistle Thrushes,60 Song Thrushes, 60 Blackbirds, 7 Fieldfares, 12 Tree Sparrows, 3 Bramblings, 40 Chaffinches, 75 Greenfinches, Siskin, 8 Common Snipe, 30 Lapwings, 200 Golden Plovers, 71 Curlews, 60 Wigeon, 66 Canada Geese, 3 Sparrowhawks and a Long-tailed Skua.

Pye's Hall and Quad 3.   Fewer thrushes, hence 250 Redwings, 120 Blackbirds, 8 Fieldfares, 14 Ring Ouzels, 60 Song Thrushes and 120 Robins.  Also 200 Chiffchaffs, 60 Blackcaps, 2 Pallas's Warblers, Yellow-browed Warbler, Willow Warbler, 120 Goldcrests, 3 Firecrests,  Bluethroat, Red-breasted Flycatcher, northern Treecreeper, 6 Great Grey Shrikes, Black Redstart, 14 Mealy Redpolls, Lesser Redpoll, Hawfinch, 3 Siskins, 22 Bramblings, 2 Grey Wagtails, 3 Woodcocks, Short-eared Owl, Hen Harrier, Merlin, Little Gull, 500 Teal, 302 Dunlin, 450 Golden Plovers, 70 Lapwings and 39 Curlews.

Not so many birds today, but still plenty in evidence.   Pye's Hall to Quad 3 totals were 270 Redwings, 110 Blackbirds, 60 Song Thrushes, 6 Ring Ouzels, 8 Fieldfares, 160 Robins, 120 Goldcrests, 200 Chiffchaffs, 50 Blackcaps, 4 Yellow-browed Warblers, 2 Pallas's Warblers, 4 Great Grey Shrikes, 24 Bramblings, 2 Hawfinches, 5 Mealy Redpolls, 8 Siskins, Black Redstart, Common Redstart and Swallow.   Also present were 2 Woodcocks, 2 Jack Snipe, Green Sandpiper, Hen Harrier, Merlin, 354 Brent Geese, 15 Barnacle Geese, 303 Shelducks, 79 Wigeon, 2 Grey Herons, 7 Little Egrets, 190 Oystercatchers, 320 Dunlin, 80 Grey Plovers, 250 Golden Plovers, Sooty Shearwater, 7 Gannets, Bonxie and Pomarine Skua.

12th

Highlight was a brief Olive-backed pipit. Also noted were 2,000 Redwings, 300 Song Thrushes, 220 Blackbirds, 19 Ring Ouzels, 30 Fieldfares, 250 Robins, 300 Goldcrests, 50 Chiffchaffs, 25 Blackcaps, 2 Yellow-browed Warblers, 80 Bramblings, 45 Chaffinches, 20 Mealy Redpolls, Richard's Pipit, Common Redstart, Black Redstart, 4 Great Grey Shrikes, Wheatear, 2 Swallows, Merlin, Jack Snipe and Woodcock.  

All the passage on the seawatch 0915-1115 was northerly, hence 10 Brent Geese, 130 Teal, 12 Wigeon, 4 Shelducks, 85 Common Scoters, 4 Velvet Scoters, Red-breasted Merganser, Eider, Red-throated Diver, 430 Gannets, 18 Great Skuas, 3 Pomarine Skuas, 8 Arctic Skuas, 10 Kittiwakes, 4 Cormorants, 4 Sooty Shearwaters, 3 Manx Shearwaters, 7 auks sp., and petrel sp.   The only waders were 17 Curlews, Bar-tailed Godwit, Grey Plover, 32 Dunlin and 15 Oystercatchers.   On the dunes were 2 Rock Pipits, 2 Little Egrets, 450 Golden Plovers, 2 Bramblings, 5 Redwings, Ring Ouzel and 2 Swallows.   Between Stonebridge and Pye's Hall, BC and GW recorded Icterine Warbler, Lesser Whitethroat, Ring Ouzel, Hawfinch, Mealy Redpoll, 2 Curlew Sandpipers, Great Skua and Long-tailed Skua.

   Merlin, Greenshank, Snipe and Wheatear on the dunes, otherwise all else at sea.   North were 11 Gannets, Eider, 12 Shelducks, Arctic Tern, adult Sabine's Gull and 8 auks sp.   To the south were 80 Gannets, 17 Kittiwakes, 4 Wigeon, 5 Teal, 14 Common Scoters, 2 Red-throated Divers, Fulmar, 4 Common Terns, Pomarine Skua, 11 Arctic Skuas and 21 Great Skuas.   A fine Leach's Petrel was feeding amongst some of the targets for about quarter of an hour before disappearing to the north.   The wind held the tide in to midday when I left, so the only waders I saw were 50 Knot, 30 Grey Plovers, 32 Dunlin and one Sanderling all heading north.

 

 

               At sea today were 47 Gannets, 20 Cormorants, Great Crested Grebe, 6 Common Scoters, 33 Pinkfeet, 5 Red-throated Divers, Razorbill, 11 auks sp., and Great Skua, also 46 Oystercatchers, 6 Bar-tailed Godwits, 17 Curlews and 2 Ringed Plovers onshore.   On the dunes were Greenshank, Common Snipe, Grey Wagtail, Wheatear and 20 Canada Geese.

 

                                                                             

A one hour seawatch brought 24 Gannets, 8 Common Scoters, 2 Shags, 22 Cormorants, 2 Little Gulls, Mediterranean Gull, 20 Knot, 23 Curlews, 28 Oystercatchers, 26 Bar-tailed Godwits and 27 Sanderlings.   The only birds of note on the dunes were 2 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, Common Buzzard and Greenshank.