first visit to west rise since the rain. a lovely 1st-winter yellow-legged gull (roll on december!!!) a green sand, 2 common sands and 2 kingfishers. also today a hobby, a greenshank and 18 dunlin down the cuckmere. on 9th had the first firecrest of autumn at holywell.

wrynecks at cow gap, whitbread hollow and shooter's bottom. an out of place barwit was in the hollow but evaded the nets and the summering black redstart was still present.