Thursday 19th September 2013

The first few hours produced some passage before the forecast rain arrived and put an end at all movement.
On the move (south unless stated) were 4 Red-throated Diver + 4 north, 16 Fulmar north, 5 Cormorant, 64 Teal north, 3 Wigeon, 28 Common Scoter north, 1 Arctic Skua north, 3 Common Tern north, 1 Hobby, 184 Meadow Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 523 House Martin, 14 Swallow, 3 Goldfinch and 2 Linnet.
Migrants between Long Nab and the Castle were 5 Wheatear (4 Castle, 1 Long Nab), 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Chiffchaff and 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Little Gulls were blogging offshore at Long Nab.
On Johnson's Marsh there were 14 Wigeon and 5 Teal, 346 Greylag Geese, 13 Tufted Duck and 2 Pochard were on Wykeham South Lake and a Leucistic Swallow was in Cayton Bay.

Meadow Pipit, one of 5 rung at Long Nab during the morning - Chris Bradshaw