Notice
Please note that South Walney Nature Reserve is now open though the hides, visitor centre and toilets remain closed to comply with social distancing measures.
Offshore
A check of the sea provided just a handful of Gannet.
Grounded Migrants
Variety rather than quantity with 6 Chiffchaff, 5 Wheatear, 4 Coal Tit, 3 Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warbler, 2 Goldcrest and single Whinchat, Spotted Flycatcher, Blackcap, Sedge Warbler and Great Spotted Woodpecker logged.
Diurnal Migration
At last the first large movement of the autumn saw totals including 2790 Meadow Pipit, 2050 Swallow, 1260 Skylark, 590 Pink-footed Goose, 74 Grey Wagtail, 24 Pied Wagtail, 10 Siskin, 10 Chaffinch, 6 Tree Pipit, 6 Lesser Redpoll, 3 Sand Martin and single Yellow Wagtail and Tree Sparrow.
Wildfowl and Waders
At least 2 Curlew Sandpipers remain.
Miscellaneous
A Merlin was the best of the rest.
