Tail end passage

1st November 2018 – sunny spells NW1/2/3
Grounded Migrants
Early morning thrushes involved 22 Redwing and 15 Blackbird. Additional sightings included 9 Long-tailed Tit and 4 Goldcrest.
Diurnal Migration
The tail end of passage produced 110 Jackdaw, 19 Skylark, 11 Chaffinch, 6 Meadow Pipit, 6 Tree Sparrow, 4 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Whooper Swan and 2 Siskin.
Wildfowl and Waders
The female Scaup remains and waders included 9 Greenshank and 7 Black-tailed Godwit.
Miscellaneous
The Twite flock remained steady at 30 birds and a Water Rail was the best of the rest.