Freshwater Bay & Western Yar Valley - week beginning 8th October

Monday
Wednesday - generally overcast and mild.
Thursday - wet!
Friday - sunny; cool to begin with but warming up.
Saturday - sunshine! 

Mute Swan

Canada Goose
Brent Goose - 2 flying down estuary.

Eurasian Wigeon (30)

Eurasian Teal

Mallard

Pheasant
Little Grebe
Grey Heron
Little Egret
Gannet
Cormorant
Buzzard
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk

Water Rail

Moorhen
Coot
Oystercatcher
Ringed Plover
Grey Plover
Lapwing
Snipe
Black-tailed Godwit
Eurasian Curlew
Common Redshank

Turnstone
Black-headed Gull
Little Gull (New Record for Patch - 121st species)
Mediterranean Gull
Common  Gull (New Record for Patch - 120th species)

Lesser Black-backed Gull (First one this year)
Herring Gull

Great Black-backed Gull
Guillemot (4 on water together off Fort Victoria)

Rock Dove

Stock Dove

Woodpigeon
Collared Dove
Kingfisher (Male from Causeway)

Great Spotted Woodpecker 

Green Woodpecker

Magpie
Jay
Jackdaw

Rook

Carrion Crow
Raven
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Treecreeper 
Swallow
House Martin
Sand Martin
Long-tailed Tit

Cetti's Warbler 

Sedge Warbler

Willow Warbler

Chiff Chaff 
Blackcap (2 females)

Goldcrest

Starling
Wren
Dunnock
Robin
Stonechat (4)
Blackbird
Song Thrush
House Sparrow
Pied Wagtail
Rock Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Greenfinch
Chaffinch
Goldfinch

Linnet

Reed Bunting

77 species.