Easterly wind resulted in a half decent offshore movement with southbound 6,763 Brent, 242 Great Black-backs, 226 Wigeon, 196 Teal, 111 Black-headed Gull, 34 Cormorant, 18 Common Gull, 12 Kitts, 11 Shelduck, 9 Goldeneye, 8 Arctic Skua, 4 Gannet, 4 Red-throated Diver, 3 Common Scoter, 3 Mallard, 2 Pintail, Shoveler & Sooty Shearwater with northbound 13 Cormorant, 9 Gannet, 6 Common Scoter, 4 Red-throats, 3 Brent, 3 Curlew & 2 Common Tern. Considering the conditions the lack of grounded migrants, a situation that we have become accustomed to this autumn, continues although worth a mention are 13 Redwing, 6 Song thrush, 3 Chaffinch, 2 Goldcrest, Black Red, Brambling, Chiffchaff, Rock Pipit, Siskin, a handful of new Blackies plus the first Firecrest of the autumn.
