28th September 2015

Light southerly winds and sunshine featured throughout the day. Seawatching highlights included 13 Brent Geese (of which at least 11 were pale-bellied), 42 Teal and single Shoveler, Tufted Duck and Red-breasted Merganser all flying north. A Common Buzzard overflew the headland and a Jack Snipe was flushed near Old Fall.

The influx of Yellow-browed Warblers continued, with a minimum of six birds present. Additional migrants included a Firecrest in the Gorse Field, a Pied Flycatcher, two Tree Pipits, one Grey Wagtail, a Stonechat, four Coal Tits at South Landing, three Siskins and two Lesser Redpolls.

Visible migration at Speeton recorded 29 Pink-footed Geese, 30 Goldfinch, 24 Linnet and 14 Redpolls flying south.

Curlew, South Landing, by Alan Walkington
Curlew, South Landing, by Alan Walkington
Migrant Hawker, by Mike Smith
Migrant Hawker, by Mike Smith