29th Oct - cloudy, then sunny spells, light NW, 10C

Willey; spent an hour this morning watching the feed station and sky for migration.  3 Cormorants flew over south, two flocks of Golden Plover, 26 over SE, then 20 over northward.  Plenty of Gulls were moving over, a few Redwing flew in to the bushes and other were feeding on the church Yew Tree, only 1 Fieldfare was around though.
On the feed station 2 Nuthatch, 5 Greenfinch, 2 Tree Sparrow, c20 House Sparrows, Coal, Blue and Great Tits, Chaffinch, Jackdaw.   Song Thrush and Blackbirds, plus Goldcrest were feeding in the Yew tree too.

Stanford reservoir; Just as I arrived after lunch Chris called to tell me that 3 Great (white) Egrets had just flown off from here over the fields at low level, this is an exceptional record, beating my 2 the other week.

Two Goldeneye were present today, plus all the usual duck species, the number of Teal must be at least 300, the low water and vegetated edges perfect for them.  48 Mute Swans were near the inlet away from the Greylag and Canada Geese.  Several Grey Heron were hunting the margins, the black-tailed Godwit was on the point still..

A Kestrel was hunting and Buzzard was flying around.  On the rough/game area c40 Goldfinch were feeding on Thistle heads.  A Jay flew over towards the adjacent wood. More Redwing, c40, were feeding in the bushes, with a few Fieldfare, c10.

A Red Admiral was making the most of the sunshine.