October 2025

Well for an east coast birder the month has simply followed the abysmal september with westerly winds and gales on 4th to be followed by another full week of westerlies and no prospect of any eastern arrivals but the month started with a great sunrise and by turning 180 degrees there was a complete rainbow just before sunrise -

sunrise on 1st before the inevitable rain arrived - some great shafts of light piercing the coloured clouds

passing birds were restricted to Black-headed and Common Gulls

with this Grey Heron passing by

the rainbow did not last long and soon lost its intensity

The Pink-feet did not arrive until the best of the light was gone sadly

I generally avoid man made scenes but this seemed appropriate

Cormorants leaving their roost just before sunrise

Pink-feet and wind turbines later in the morning

Pink-footed Geese - up to 12000 have been commuting over our garden morning and evening

My best passerine on 2nd a local Reed Warbler on Waters’ Edge - not really late even locally they used to be fairly regular to mid-october but in recent years they seem to have left earlier - my latest local bird was at Barrow Haven from October 27th - 28th 1977

A Paddyfield Warbler one day would be nice!