We covered Shooters Bottom, Old Trapping Area and then spent the rest of our time near Icky Ridge trying to get satisfactory views of two Lapland Buntings. KH, RKH, and RES also covered Shooters Bottom, radio mast bushes, Hotel Garden and then spent time also trying to get some reasonable views of the two Buntings. RJF covered the Cliff Path, Whitbread Hollow, Cow Gap and Francis Bottom, the Rides, and a number of sites on the Headland, RE covered Belle Tout wood, Birling lane, and part of the Cornish Farm track.
Reasonable numbers of common migrants with the highlights being 4 Ring Ouzels, 4 Firecrests and 2 Lapland Buntings, but both these Buntings were difficult to get satisfactory views, although calls heard by most observers. They performed better during the afternoon. Diurnal migration with small numbers of Swallows, 60 Meadow Pipits W, 40 Linnets W, 9 Redpolls E , 4 Crossbills E and 145 Siskins, Wood Lark 1 E (Francis Bottom) Combined totals:
Sparrow Hawk 2, Kestrel 1, Peregrine 2, Short-eared Owl 2 (Francis Bottom), Pheasant 1 male, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1 Icky Ridge departed N, Swallow c50, Wood Lark 1E (Francis Bottom) Meadow Pipit c220 (60W), Pied Wagtail 3, Wheatear 4, Common Redstart 1 (the Rides) Stonechat 45, Ring Ouzel 4 (1 Shooters Bottom, 3 Cliff Path,) Blackbird 5 (Shooters Bottom), Song Thrush 10, Redwing 2, Blackcap 30, Common Whitethroat 2, Chiffchaff 50, Goldcrest 11, Firecrest 4, Raven 3, Goldfinch c200, Siskin 145, Linnet 160 (40 W), 9 Redpolls E (Francis Bottom), 4 Crossbills E (Cliff Path), Chaffinch 30, Brambling 1 (Shooters Bottom), Lapland Bunting 2 (on the downs near Icky Ridge). Long-tailed Tit 6
