Sunday 27th October 2013

On the move today (south unless stated) were 1 Black-throated Diver north, 18 Gannet + 28 north, 2 Cormorant, 1 Shelduck north, 2 Eider, 1 Dunlin north, 1 Pomarine Skua north, 35 Black-headed Gull, 22 Common Gull, 1 Kittiwake, 8 Auk sp north, 30 Wood Pigeon, 9 Skylark, 23 Meadow Pipit, 16 Rock Pipit, 3 Blackbird, 2 Tree Sparrow, 6 Chaffinch, 8 Goldfinch, 84 Linnet, 1 Redpoll sp, 1 Snow Bunting.
Elsewhere a Whooper Swan, 8 Pink-footed Geese, 400 Teal, 55 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler and 3 Snipe were on Potter Brompton, 48 Wigeon were at Scalby Mills, 7 Grey Heron, 18 Teal and 3 Redshank were on Johnson's Marsh, 3 Goosander and 48 Lapwing were at Harwood Dale Lake and 4 Goshawk and 6 Crossbill were at Highwood Brow Viewpoint.
Lapland Buntings were seen at Long Nab (2) and at Cromer Point where there were 350 Linnet and a Chiffchaff was along South Cliff.

Whooper Swan, Potter Brompton Carr - Chris Bradshaw