The visit also produced some unexpected migration/dispersal movements from to unexpected species, with a Great-spotted Woodpecker high west and continuing out of sight and seven Great Tit flew south-east with one south-west, all leaving the trees at the top of the Red Hill watchpoint. Two Dunnock high west were more expected and other migrants noted included a Coal Tit and two Goldcrest at Red Hill briefly, eight House Martin south, single Song Thrush and two Reed Bunting south, two Jay and a Brambling south-west. There were five Chiffchaffs in the area today, with three in the trees at Red Hill and two at Penny Pasture Common/Eakring Meadows.

A group of six Wigeon were on Eakring Flash and two Common Snipe flew south-west.

Many birds were high up today, including 29 Pied Wagtail and four Grey Wagtail and 17 Siskin all south. Again there was continued evidence of dispersal from less expected species. The trees at the top of Red Hill are used as a brief stopping point by many small birds, before they make a move south or south-west. Birds through this morning included 11 Coal Tit, six Great Tit and nine Blue Tit all south, a single Chiffchaff (with others at Eakring Flash and Penny Pasture Common) and three Goldcrest. In the hedge nearby, a 1st Winter male Redstart was a different bird to the one there at the end of September.

Among a range of other species recorded today were a single Wood Lark north-east over Eakring Flash at 10:55h, three Mistle Thrush south-east, seven Song Thrush west and south, four Blackbird south, single Bullfinch east, a Brambling west and 23 Starling west.

There was a considerable increase in Goldfinch and Lesser Redpoll numbers, with 61 Goldfinch south-east and 30 Lesser Redpoll (various directions) Interesting today though were Chaffinches, which continued to move on a southerly bias, with a total of 87 recorded throughout most of the morning, but from 10:15h a westerly movement began for about half an hour, producing a further 61 west. This movement coincided nicely with several small groups of Starling also going west (total of 59) at the same time.

Other totals today were 61 Meadow Pipit south-east, 94 Linnet south and south-east, 27 Pied Wagtail south-east, 29 Siskin south and 18 Mistle Thrush south-east and south-west, with small groups of 6, 6 and 5, plus a single. 20 Yellowhammer south and south-west, in addition to many birds in the recording area, with an unprecedented early Autumn count of a single flock of 80 at Eakring Flash. Brambling recorded today were all singles (five) moving south and west, Swallow and House Martin both produced totals of 15 south. Nine Black-headed Gull flew high south and a male Peregrine flew south-east over Leyfields.

There was just a trickle of migrants again throughout the morning, with 75 Chaffinch south and west, 36 Linnet south and 46 Sky Lark south-west, and at total of 91 Swallow, was made up of small parties going low south from late morning onwards. Other migrants included a single Brambling west, eight Yellowhammer south-east and south-west, 12 Siskin south and 11 Pied Wagtail and a single White Wagtail flew south.

417 Meadow Pipit, 53 Pied Wagtail, 19 Siskin, 23 Goldfinch, 30 Greenfinch, 79 Sky Lark, 196 Linnet, 22 Swallow, two Mistle Thrush, nine Tree Sparrow, nine Reed Bunting, single House Martin, three Brambling and a Dunnock all moving south. 113 Chaffinch and 11 Yellowhammer went both south and west, with 46 Starling west. The first Redwing of the Autumn were three going north, three Jay were at Red Hill (two) and Penny Pasture Common briefly and two Coal Tit also through Red Hill this morning. Three Blue Tit and five Great Tit were also brief birds and Chiffchaffs included three through Red Hill and one near Eakring Flash.

Once the fog lifted, a return visit to the area proved worthwhile, with good numbers of Chaffinches moving south-west and some also high, just below the cloud base going west. A group of 23 west added to the days total of 95 and seemed indicative of a good movement/arrival today. A Rock Pipit also went high west, calling twice and provided a rare sixth record in 14 years coverage. All Rock Pipit records have come during October. There were further migrants of all the usual species recorded moving over the past few days, but in reduced numbers and 22 Black-headed Gull and four Common Gull moved high south late afternoon.

The Yellowhammer flock in stubble fields north of Eakring Flash, has now built up to 136 birds and migrants continue to join this flock or move through. There still remains good numbers of Sky Lark around the recording area.

The immature male Peregrine again in the area this morning, hunting in the Lound Wood and Red Hill areas and two Water Rail were calling at Eakring Flash.

Redwing flocks were pouring through very high south again till 11:00h, when all movement stopped. But a total of 2 401 Redwing south (the last two flocks actually moving west) had been reached by then. Some flocks contained other species, such as Fieldfare, Brambling and Pied Wagtail and all southerly movement was again extremely high, as the early low cloud lifted. Final counts for the morning were 19 Brambling, 23 Pied Wagtail, 15 Swallow, 21 Fieldfare and a record 45 Song Thrush all went south. Other counts included 54 Meadow Pipit south-east, 58 Chaffinch south and north-west, 12 Goldfinch, 11 Linnet, five Lesser Redpoll, 14 Siskin and a single Tree Sparrow all went south-east. A notable 554 Starling went west, 31 Sky Lark went south-west, five Reed Bunting west and 12 Greenfinch went south-east and north-west.

Gulls also moving, with many seen through gaps in the lower cloud layer early on, but probably many more passing undetected. Totals again included 25 Black-headed Gull and 36 Common Gull south, eight Herring Gull and a single Great Black-backed Gull flew south-west and 51 Lesser Black-backed Gull flew north-west.

There was a steady south-easterly movement of 119 Meadow Pipits throughout the morning and continuing well into the afternoon during a return visit. 60 Chaffinch went west and south-east and other counts today included 19 Goldfinch south-east, nine Brambling south-west, and 18 Pied Wahtail south. 25 Song Thrush in various directions (high) was another excellent total, but again fewer Redwing, with several groups moving west initially, then started going north. 36 Fieldfare and 108 Starling went west. Still relatively good numbers of Swallow moving through for this date, with 23 south-east today. The immature male Peregrine flew west over Red Hill again.

There was an increase in numbers of larger gulls moving very high south-west with 25 Herring Gull, 19 Great Black-backed Gull and 41 Lesser Black-backed Gull through. The Water Rail remains at Eakring Flash, with 14 Gadwall dropping in today.

Other counts were 44 Brambling (further adding to the record number of Brambling seen here in 14 years coverage) 99 Redwing and 70 Starling all west and 32 Sky Lark south-west.

The early part of the morning saw 35 Herring Gull south-west (all typically very high) and three skiens of Pink-footed Geese from mid-morning saw 17 east at 09:40h, 60 east at 10:45h and 137 north-east at 11:25h.