Cliffe Pools - October

October 14th 1 spotted redshank, I greenshank, c.30 house martins & 30 swallows struggling to head south against strong S.Westerlies.

October 12th  1 little gull (Thames), 120 pochard, 65 avocet.

October 11th  1 storm petrel, 1 leach's petrel, 2 gannets, 1 velvet scoter (2y f) 1 arctic skua chasing gulls, 1 pomarine skua.

October 9th & 10th  Storm petrel, leaches petrel, manx shearwater, bonxie, pomarine, arctic and long-tailed skua & little auk all reported from the Thames blown in on the strong easterlies.