12th October 2017

The weather consisted of overcast skies and moderate west-south-westerly winds. Seawatching highlights included single Shoveler and Goosander flying north, a Red-breasted Merganser, one Balearic Shearwater, two Little Egrets, seven Golden Plover, a Grey Plover and a Mediterranean Gull flying south, whilst five Bonxies, four Arctic Skuas and a Long-tailed Skua also headed north. 

A total of 26 Golden Plovers flew south over the headland. The Nuthatch remained in residence at South Dykes, whilst migrants included seven Yellow-browed Warblers, ten Chiffchaffs, 60 Redwing, 80 Blackbirds, a Wheatear, 22 Lesser Redpolls and four Brambling.

Nuthatch, South Dykes, by Mark Pearson