24th October

It remained way too windy to permit enjoyable fieldwork today but a steady passage developed overhead that could at least be tapped into from some sheltered spots. Totals at the Bill included 1330 Wood Pigeons, 245 Starlings and 120 Goldfinches, with 3 Crossbills and a Grey Plover providing a modicum of interest amongst the lower totals. Grounded arrivals looked to be few and far between and included little more of interest than a thin scatter of Black Redstarts, Redwings and Firecrests everywhere and a lone Yellow-legged Gull at the Bill.