12 Oct:  Overcast skies with some high cloud and sunny intervals, but becoming cloudier by mid afternoon with some thunderstorms in the vicinity.  Winds light and variable.

At Europa Point early in the morning there were 95 Cory's/Scopoli's Shearwaters, three Balearic Shearwaters, six Gannets, fivr Turnstones, a Common Sandpiper, a Flamingo, seven Collared Doves, a Blackbird, two Blue Rock Thrushes, 50 House Sparrows and a Greenfinch.

At North Front cemetery there were 10 Sardinian Warblers, four Blackbirds, a Pied Flycatcher, two Redstarts and a Goldfinch.

There were three Ring Ouzels at Windmill Hill.

11 Oct:  Overcast skies with increasing cloud by mid morning, followed by a torrential downpour which lasted until after 13:00hrs.  Sunny intervals after, with warm sunshine.  Winds light westerly becoming light southerly and then light easterly mid afternoon.

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There were two Wheatears at Europa foreshore, and a Tawny Owl was heard around Jews' Gate.  There was a Short-eared Owl in poor condition by the reclamation on the east side of the Rock.

At North Front cemetery there were five Sardinian Warblers, two Blackbirds, a Spotted Flycatcher, four Redstarts and a Whinchat.

10 Oct:  Cloudy morning with an initial shower, followed by sunny intervals.  Winds light to moderate westerly.

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Grasshopper Warbler.                                  R. Geary

A Honey Buzzard flew south over the Rock.

At North Front Cemetery there were five Sardinian Warblers, three Blackbirds, three Redstarts, a Whinchat and two Stonechats.

There were two Grey Wagtails at New harbours, a Kingfisher at Eastern beach and 

09 Oct:  Cloudy skies with sunny intervals with light drizzle at the end of the afternoon.  Winds fresh becoming strong south-westerly in the afternoon.

Two Whimbrels at Europa foreshore.  A Black Kite, a Sparrowhawk and a Kingfisher were also seen at Europa Point in the morning, with another Kingfisher present at the Yacht Club.

Whimbrels at Europa foreshore.    R. Geary

08 Oct:  Mainly clear skies with some high cloud throughout the day.  Winds light westerly becoming moderate in the afternoon.

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Two Cormorants, a Grey Heron and a Kingfisher on rocks at the western end of the runway, and a Little Egret by westview Promenade and two Common Starlings at the mid harbours Marina.  

Another Cormorant flew south over the harbour. A Black Stork headed south over the Rock in the evening.

Common Starling at Mid harbours Marina.                        J. Sanchez

07 Oct:  Overcast skies in the morning with sunny intervals later, but becoming overcast in the evening with some light rain.  Winds moderate to fresh westerly.

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A Tawny Owl was heard calling in gardens by Transport Lane, a Little Owl heard calling from the talus slopes and an Eagle Owl by the Palm trees near the top of Catalan Bay.

06 Oct:  Clear skies with a moderate westerly wind.

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An arrival of Robins noted, with five birds along Commonwealth Park.

An early morning walk along Europa foreshore produced many Cory's Shearwaters heading west, five Shags west, three Gannets, two Sanderlingseight Turnstones, a Common Sandpiper, and two Blackbirds, and a Yellow Wagtail.

Two Great Tits by old KGV hospital, and three Shags at Little Bay.  The Osprey was at its perch at the western end of the runway.

A Whinchat was present at North Front Cemetery.

Whinchat at North Front Cemetery.                C. Fortuna.

05 Oct:  Cloudy with some sunny intervals increasing into the afternoon.  Winds moderate northerly.

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Two Marsh Harriers, 15 Sparrowhawks, two Booted Eagles and a Short-toed Eagle were seen in the morning.  In the afternoon a further 5 Honey Buzzards, a Black Kite, two Sparrowhawks, two Kestrels, a Lesser Kestrel and three Black Storks flew over Europa Point.

A watch at Europa Point from 15:00 - 17:15hrs produced over 40 Cory's Shearwaters, 15 Balearic Shearwaters, 18 Gannets, a Cormorant, a Shag, a Common Sandpiper, 12 Black-headed Gulls, five Mediterranean Gulls,  18 Audouin's Gulls, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls, six Crag Martins, and a Yellow Wagtail.

At Europa foreshore eight Turnstones, two Sardinian Warblers, a Redstart, a Wheatear, and two Greenfinches.

An outing two miles off the east side revealed at least 1000 Cory's/Scopoli's with 75% Scopoli's Shearwaters, also seen were 50 Balearic Shearwaters, 10 Gannets, 14 Sandwich Terns and single Audouin's and Black-headed Gulls.

Scopoli's Shearwater at sunset.        R. Perez

04 Oct:  Cloudy skies clearing during the morning to give a sunny day.  Winds moderate westerly.

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Small numbers of raptors south with a Honey Buzzard, a Short-toed Eagle, three Booted Eagles a Common Buzzard, and two Sparrowhawks.

In the afternoon at Europa Point there were 18 Balearic Shearwaters,  22 Avocets that flew west and a Marsh Harrier.  At Europa foreshore a Stonechat, eight Greenfinches and two Crag Martins overhead.

At North Front Cemetery there were four Sardinian Warblers, three Blackbirds, three Redstarts and a Pied Flycatcher.

At the entrance to the Botanic Gardens there were two Great Tits and two Pied Flycatchers.

03 Oct:  Overcast skies with some spots of drizzle during the morning, clearing in the afternoon with some high cloud and sunny intervals.

Nine White Storks flew past the marine Observatory at Europa Point and headed north, and 17 Black-headed Gulls were feeding below the Point.  A Willow Warbler,  a Blue Rock Thrush, a Yellow Wagtail and five Greenfinches were present at Europa foreshore.

The two Mynas were in the vicinity of the GSLA Pavilion.  Two Kingfishers were observed by the Small boats Marina.

At North Front Cemetery there was a Kestrel, two Sardinian Warblers, a Blackbird, and a Redstart.

02 Oct:  Clear skies with a moderate westerly wind.

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A Nightjar was found in the town area and taken in to care.  Two Ospreys were fighting for the rights to the perch at the western end of the runway.

There were two Kingfishers and two Little Egrets  by the GSLA Pavilion. A Wryneck was observed in the Nature Reserve.

Wryneck in the Nature Reserve.                                               T. Finlayson.

01 Oct:  Light levanter cloud over the Rock until midday, with some high cloud from the west.  Winds moderate easterly becoming light at midday and variable in the afternoon.

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Three Redstarts were present at North Front Cemetery.

An early morning visit to Europa foreshore produced three Shags heading west, a Willow Warbler, five Sardinian Warblers, two Blackbirds, a Blue Rock Thrush, two Stonechats the Sudan Golden Sparrow and eight Greenfinches.

The Sudan Golden Sparrow is still at Europa foreshore.                   C. Fortuna.

Over the Rock there were a number of Booted and Short-toed Eagles.