Hard work for little reward!

27th October 2010 – sunny spells SW4/5/6
Offshore
Early morning observations (0800-0900) provided just small numbers of Common Scoter, Kittiwake, Razorbill and Guillemot.
Grounded Migrants
Grounded birds were limited to single Fieldfare, Redwing and Rock Pipit.
Diurnal Migration
Just 2 Redpoll and a Rock Pipit were logged.
Wildfowl and Waders
Wildfowl included 33 pale-bellied Brent Geese, 24 Barnacle Geese and a Pink-footed Goose while waders were represented by 1600 Golden Plover, 150 Sanderling and 10 Greenshank.
Miscellaneous
A pre roost gathering of Little Egret held 33 birds and a Merlin hunted a small flock of Twite.