During September, a total of 104 species were reported (2nd highest monthly total this year after April), from a total of 1235 sightings.
There were a number of notable sightings as follows:
Brambling (1 at Highoredish on 30th), Caspian Gull (1 reported on a 12 dates), Common Sandpiper (single birds on 7 dates), Common Tern (2 on 14th), Curlew Sandpiper (1 on 7th), Dunlin (3 on 8th), Goosander (single birds on 6th and 8th), Great Black-backed Gull (single bird almost daily), Great White Egret (single birds on 6 dates), Hobby (single birds on 9 dates), House Martin (max count of 249, reported on 14 dates), Little Egret (max count of 5, almost daily), Meadow Pipit (max count of 178, on 13 dates), Merlin (1 on 21st), Osprey (max count of 2, almost daily), Peregrine Falcon (single birds on 2 dates), Pink-footed Goose (max count of 51, on 2 dates), Pintail (max count of 11, on 5 dates), Raven (max count of 2, on 7 dates), Redshank (3 on 30th), Ruff (1 on 1st), Sand Martin (max count of 20, on 9 dates), Shelduck (single birds on 2 dates), Shoveler (max count of 2 on dates), Siskin (max count of 7, on 4 dates), Snipe (max count of 11, on 3 dates), Spotted Flycatcher (max count of 2, on 3 dates), Stonechat (single birds on 2 dates), Swallow (max count of 200, almost daily), Swift (max of 6, last reported 11th), Tawny Owl (2 on 8th), Tree Sparrow (6 on 24th), Turnstone (1 on 7th), Whinchat (single birds on 4 dates), Whitethroat (single birds on 3 dates, last reported 15th), Wigeon (max count of 9, on 9 dates), Willow Tit (single birds on 2 dates), Willow Warbler (2 on 2nd), Yellow Wagtail (max count of 2, on 5 dates).
Thanks to everyone who contributed to this report:
Richard Gratton, Stephen Sutcliffe, Tim Sexey, Brian Hill, Val Jones, Kevin Grayston, Julie Atkinson, Martin Smith, Andy Sharpe, Kevin Shields, Graham Crook, Sally Howard, Stephen Walker, Matthew Birkin, Roger Wood, Phillip Buxton, Julie Clewes, Roy Frost, Peter Marks, Bill Padley, Paul Buxton, Will Radford, Ellen Buggins, Trevor West, Dave Bradley, Roger Thornley, Les Beeston, Mike Coates, Mary Wilde, David Fox, Daniel Martin
Dave Mansfield, J. Ward, Mick McNeill, Julia Houghton, Peter Burrill, Angela Slater, Helen Solly, David Marshall, Jenny Marshall, Saralee Burton, Rob Hewison, Keith Armstrong, Andy Marshall.