November 30th. Another damp, cold and overcast day.
Good visibility and a flat calm sea revealed the presence of some 20 Red-throated Diver settled, with a further 35 heading south into the Wash. A single Black-throated Diver, 5 Whooper Swan and a Goldeneye also moved south. A Great Northern Diver flew north. 1150 Pink-footed Goose left the roost early with another 490 heading south-east over the Wash in 5 skeins. The male Scaup remained on the Haven with 27 Pintail, 1200 Lapwing and 300 Golden Plover there. 3 Marsh Harrier were hunting the southern marshes with another two birds arriving separately from the north. At least one Snow Bunting was around the beach, Corn Bunting had increased to 21 typically at the 'Hump' and a Hawfinch in the Plantation seems likely to be the same as seen earlier in the month.
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November 29th. Damp and cold for most of day.
Again, about 1200 Pink-footed Goose were around, 8 Whooper Swan flew south and two Hen Harrier were on site.
November 28th. A damp and cold morning with fog remaining all day.
At least 1000 Pink-footed Goose left the roost after dawn. Elsewhere, 2 Whooper Swan, a Chiffchaff and the late Swallow were the highlights.
November 27th. A light south-westerly wind with some light drizzle early on.
Highlights prior to 0930hrs were a Black-throated Diver and 2 Little Gull south offshore, 4 Snow Bunting on the beach, 5 Marsh Harrier and 2 Hen Harrier coming out of roost. The late Swallow was still at Sykes Farm.
A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue produced 4 new birds: a Long-tailed Tit, a Chaffinch, a Robin and a Blackbird; and 7 retraps: 2 Goldcrest, 2 Robin, 2 Blue Tit and a Long-tailed Tit.
November 26th. Increasing south-westerly wind.
Another November day with some really good birds, good movement and good weather. The morning started with over 1000 Pink-footed Goose leaving the roost before attention turned to the wader roost involving hundreds of Dunlin, Oystercatcher, Knot and Grey Plover. At sea, single Little Auk and Great Northern Diver flew south with 10 Little Gull and a Great White Egret low over the waves. 8 Snow Bunting were feeding along the beach whilst a Lapland Bunting appeared to head south. Chaffinch, Siskin, Skylark, Starling and Woodpigeon were moving south again this morning. Three Marsh Harrier and three Hen Harrier were hunting the marshes to the south. Also around were 6 Goldcrest, a Blackcap and a Water Pipit. No reports of the late Swallow today.
A morning ringing session in East Dunes (the final one of the year) resulted in 10 new birds: 3 Goldcrest and 7 Blackbird; and 7 retraps: a Kestrel, 5 Long-tailed Tit and a Goldcrest.
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| Kestrel, retrapped 26 November 2022. Photo - George Gregory |
November 25th. Remaining dry with a south-westerly breeze.
Quiet at sea but a male Scaup was on the Haven where a Twite and a Caspian Gull were also seen. Finch and Skylark flocks were moving south in small numbers but 2 Brambling were amongst one flock of Chaffinch down East Dunes whilst another two were around the North Car Park. Raptors moving south included a Kestrel, a Red Kite and a Buzzard that arrived off the sea. Also south went 7 Whooper Swan. Other birds around, including those trapped, were 46 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 1480 Pink-footed Goose, a Sparrowhawk (carrying a Blackbird), 2 Blackcap, 5 Goldcrest and the Swallow at Sykes Farm.
A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, with Kyle Campbell, provided 7 new birds: a Goldcrest, a Robin, a Song Thrush and 4 Blackbird; and 3 retraps: a Blackbird, a Dunnock and a Robin.
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| Redwing, 25 November 2022. Photo - Tom Baker  Oystercatchers, 25th November 2022. Photo - Tom Baker  Mute Swan, 25th November 2022. Photo - Tom Baker  Shovelers, 25th November 2022. Photo - Tom Baker .JPG) Scaup, 25th November 2022. Photo - Nige Lound. |
November 24th. Moderately strong south-westerly wind.
A morning sea-watch saw several Red-throated Diver and Red-breasted Merganser moving south with a single Little Gull, two Great Northern Diver and two Marsh Harrier that flew south over the beach. Around, including birds trapped, were 3 Blackcap, 6 Goldcrest and the late Swallow at Sykes Farm.
A morning ringing session at Aylmer Avenue, with Keith Collett, produced 8 new birds: a Robin, a Blackcap and 6 Blackbird; and 6 retraps: 2 Dunnock, a Blackbird, 2 Robin and a Great Tit.
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November 23rd. Moderately strong mostly southerly wind with rain until late morning.
Birds around included a Water Pipit, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Hen Harrier, a Peregrine, 10 Redwing and 6 Goldcrest. On Tennyson's Sands were 133 Dark-bellied Brent Goose. The Swallow remained, feeding over the Plantation.
Sanderling, 23rd November 2022. 
Photo - Tom Baker
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| Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 23 November 2022. Photo - Tom Baker  Hen Harrier, 23rd November 2022. Photo - Jason Virgin |
Ringing Control: Starling, ringed GPBO 21 June 2022, controlled Kippax, West Yorkshire 17 October 2022.
November 22nd. Another calm, morning with a return to milder conditions, predominantly overcast but with very good visibility out to sea etc.
The highlight of a brief sea-watch was a Velvet Scoter south amongst the usual Red-throated Diver, Red-breasted Merganser etc. Still good numbers of Thrushes and Robin around, some Finches moving south and a Waxwing went into the Plantation.
November 21st. A calm, sunny morning with an overnight frost.
The monthly Pink-footed Goose survey was rewarded with the sight of 5300 leaving the roost just before sunrise. A Little Auk flew north; and 2060 Woodpigeon, 46 Siskin and a Lapland Bunting south. New Blackbird were arriving in West Dunes where a Hawfinch was also a new arrival. Around were 5 Woodcock, 22 Snipe, 2 Sparrowhawk and a Swallow (Sykes Farm).
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| The first real frost of winter, 21 November 2022. Photo - George Gregory |
