...............but little time to cover it. Thanks to Malcolm and Justine for Middleton and other coverage
North wall early on plus office area until 1015hrs
Meadow Pipit - at least 467 north 0800-1000 with at least 10 minutes not covered at all and 30 minutes only 'casually'.
Siskin - 7 NE
Redpoll spp - 1 NE
Sand Martin - 2 N (IOY)
alba Wagtail - 45 N
Goldfinch - 8 N and one unringed bird
Greenfinch - 4 unringed birds caught in very short single mist-net session
Chaffinch - 6 north and one unringed bird
Twite - 4 north out to sea as seen from the north wall, 7 around feeder
Linnet - 4 grounded briefly by HNR office, at least 19 around seed on nhw
Tree Sparrow - flock of 3 north-east
Wheatear - 2 on mound
Ocean Edge and area
6 wheatear (2 each mature male, 2cy male and female)
2 linnet (pair) appeared to have just come in (these were the only linnet I saw in full walk)
1 mute
4 RB merganser
6 ringed plover
2 Chiffchaff heard (one in Red Nab copse and one in scrub on east side).
Middleton Nature reserve
Mute Swan - nesting pair on fence pond, 3 fighting on boating pond and pair on Tim Butler
2 Moorhen
8 coot
5 gadwall
1 mallard
16 tufted duck
1 scaup
4 teal (2 x 2)
1 little grebe (fence pond)
1 common snipe
2 oystercatcher
2 pheasants
12 meadow pipit (max 3 together) - including 1 parachuting
8 chiffchaff (all heard)
6 greenfinch
1 bullfinch (m)
1 sand martin.
Displaying pair of KestrelPS - an Osprey probably flew north along the coast at about 1200hrs but remains unconfirmed
