October 30th: 5 Bullfinches were
interesting. A Woodcock, a Hen Harrier and the Spoonbill were around. South
went 34 Whooper Swans, 68 Pink-footed Geese, 3 Great Skuas and 650 Woodpigeons.
October 29th: Movers included 17
Pink-footed Geese east and a Great Skua south. 2 Black Redstarts, a Crossbill
and a Rough-legged Buzzard were the best of the rest. The Spoonbill was still
present.
October 28th: More movement. South flew
3 Whooper Swans, 484 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Little Gulls, 2250 Woodpigeons and a
Lapland Bunting. Variety was provided by 2 Goosanders, a Shag (not common
here), 34 Gannets, a Firecrest trapped and the Spoonbill.
October 27th: The Black Swan
reappeared, and the Spoonbill lingered. 2 Crossbills and a Firecrest were other
notables.
October 26th: The
Spoonbill, 2 Hen Harriers and a Yellow-browed Warbler were still around. A
Rough-legged Buzzard and a Crossbill went south. 50 Goldcrests were prominent.
October 25th: An even better day. More winter thrushes were around and more finches flew south, including 6 Crossbills. 150 Pink-footed Geese east and 402 Brent Geese were the best wildfowl. 3 Hen Harriers, a Woodcock, a Spoonbill and a Woodlark were around. A Pallas's Warbler was found near the Heligoland trap. Other good birds were a Firecrest trapped and 2 Yellow-browed Warblers.
October 24th: An improvement. A juvenile Sabine's Gull appeared at
the Seacroft end, and also offshore were 275 Gannets and 3 Great Skuas. A
Goldeneye and a Wheatear were the best of the rest.October 25th: An even better day. More winter thrushes were around and more finches flew south, including 6 Crossbills. 150 Pink-footed Geese east and 402 Brent Geese were the best wildfowl. 3 Hen Harriers, a Woodcock, a Spoonbill and a Woodlark were around. A Pallas's Warbler was found near the Heligoland trap. Other good birds were a Firecrest trapped and 2 Yellow-browed Warblers.
October 23rd: The Black Swan reappeared on Jackson's Marsh but
otherwise low numbers predominated.
October 22nd: A few finches went south but the only other notable
new bird was a Kingfisher.
October 21st: The
best birds were 19 Whooper Swans, 387 Gannets south, 3 Peregrines and 2 Bearded
Tits.