Sunday 13th October 2013

Between Ravenscar and Castle Hill were 2 Pink-footed Geese, 2 Snipe, 3 Woodcock, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 14 Skylark, 20 Meadow Pipit, 94 Robin, 1 Redstart (Ravenscar), 114 Redwing, 35 Song Thrush, 7 Fieldfare, 113 Blackbird, 1 Ring Ouzel (Crook Ness), 11 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler (Crook Ness), 23 Chiffchaff, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Ravenscar), 91 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest (Castle Hill), 24 Brambling, 36 Chaffinch, 12 Lesser Redpoll, 5 Mealy Redpoll (2 Long Nab, 2 Scalby Beck, 1 Castle Hill) and 6 Siskin, 5 Reed Bunting and 1 Yellowhammer.
On the move (north unless stated) were 2 Red-throated Diver + 1 south, 14 Gannet, 1 Cormorant, 3 Wigeon, 130 Pink-footed Geese south, 60 Common Scoter and 2 Red-breasted Merganser, 10 Black-headed Gull south, 5 Common Gull south and 5 Auk sp.
Elsewhere 29 Turnstone were in the Harbour, a Red-breasted Merganser was in North Bay, 4 Goldeneye were at Burton Riggs, 3 Pink-footed Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose and 2 Wigeon were at Seamer Tip and 2 Pink-footed Geese and 4 Wigeon were on Harwood Dale Lake.

Mealy Redpoll, Long Nab - Nick Addey