31st October 2021

 Weather: ESE force 6 with rain, SW 6 later in the day

Two Song Thrushes arrived here yesterday and today 7 were present with 4 Blackbirds, most probably as a result of rain starting in the night, and its expected most of the Song Thrushes will move onward, for example to Ireland. There was little movement during the day, just 6 Skylarks, a Siskin and a Chaffinch which was calling in the obs garden.

 Purple Sandpipers had increased to 6 this morning.

There were also 6 Bar-tailed Godwits, 50 Turnstone, 86 Redshank, 120 Dunlin, 25 Knot and 30 Grey Plover. An accurate count of Brent was not possible but there were at least 200, and 368 Shelduck and 2 Common Scoter. 

Photos AS