October 31st
The last day of October was fine and bright with a good range of species to be seen. We recorded 295 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Little Egrets, 5 Rock Pipits, 12 Redshank 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 23 Cormorants, 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Wheatear, 81 Meadow Pipits, 5 Stonechats, 5 Oystercatchers, 7 Pied Wagtails, 11 Skylarks, 1 Kingfisher, 42 Golden Plovers, 1 Lapland Bunting flying W and calling, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Merlin, 3 Snow Buntings, 2 Curlew, 22 Mallard, 1 Shelduck, 2 Redwings, 12 Song Thrushes, 3 Tree Sparrows, 67 Chaffinches, 1 Snipe, 5 Little Grebes, 4 Ringed Plovers, 300 Starlings, 2 Kestrels, 1Brambling, 1 Peregrine and 7 Clouded Yellows.