Thursday 31st October

The Black Brant was again in the estuary on the dropping tide with 262 Brent Geese, also there at least five adult Mediterranean Gull. Elsewhere a few new migrants included at least seven Chiffchaff and five Blackcap with three Cirl Bunting, including a male, in Greenland Lake. Overhead there was a very light passage with c30 Skylark the most numerous species, a couple of Siskin and ,all in low double figures, Chaffinch, Linnet and Meadow Pipit.