Weather looked good for arrivals of migrating birds from Scandinavia so we hoped some birds would drop into Hilly Piece. We arrived at 6:30am to hear Blackbirds and Redwing, but although we saw birds departing up the track and two flocks of some 20 Redwings leave from the coniferous canopy we only got 14 birds, including 3 of the Song Thrush that mostly passed over head with flocks of Fieldfare, Redwing and Finches with a couple of Goldcrest also captured.
Three Blackcaps were carrying fat and potentially arrived with the fall, but the fat is more suggestive of a more local movement.
We were packed up by 12 noon, too early for the large numbers of Finches, Goldcrest and more Thrushes that arrived between early afternoon and early evening.
We went off to Burnham Overy dunes for distant views of Great Grey Shrike and Short-eared Owl, missing Yellow-browed Warbler. Chris had views of the Arctic Warbler at Holme at the end of the day.
Next day started with a walk at Holkham Pines, finding a Dusky Warbler in a flock while it was in the Sycamores behind Washington Hide, and hearing but not seeing so well a couple of Yellow-browed Warblers. Being such a nice October day, we returned to Deepdale, put up a couple of nets and caught five Goldcrest that had made their way up from the coast.
8th
Total:12 (2)
Wren - 2
Robin - 0 (1)
Dunnock - 1
Song Thrush - 3
Blackcap - 3
Goldcrest - 2 (1)
Great Tit - 1
9th
Total: 5(1)
Goldcrest - 5 (1)