30 Dec 1981 30 December 1981 - Southport, Seaforth, Leasowe, Frodsham 18 Bewick's Swans and 50+ Bramblings with Scaup at Southport, 4 Snow Buntings at Leasowe and 4 Ruddy Duck at Frodsham

20 Dec 1981 20 December 1981 - Leighton Moss, Southport - Frodsham Several Water Rails, 2 Bitterns and Bearded Tits at Leighton Moss, with Scaup at Southport

13 Dec 1981 13 December 1981 - Hartlepool Dock 1st winter Glaucous Gull and c.150 Purple Sandpipers at Hartlepool Dock

6 Dec 1981 6 December 1981 - River Exe, Exeter, Dawlish Warren (with photos) Hudsonian Godwit among 13 Black-tailed Godwits on the River Exe at Exeter, with Kingfisher and 3 Siskins

29 Nov 1981 29 November 1981 - Blacktoft, Guiseborough, Hartlepool (with photos) Male Penduline Tit with ringtail Hen Harrier and Bearded Tit at Blacktoft Sands, 6 Waxwings at Guiseborough and adult Mediterranean Gull at Hartlepool

28 Nov 1981 28 November 1981 - Hollingworth Lake Ring-necked Parakeet, 19 Pochard, Redpoll and 6 Tufted Duck at Hollingworth Lake

22 Nov 1981 22 November 1981 - Clumber Park and area Kingfisher, Marsh Tit and Bramblings at Clumber Park

15 Nov 1981 15 November 1981 - Southport, Marshside, Seaforth c.500 Pink-footed Geese and a Brambling on Southport Mosses, Jack Snipe and Red-breasted Merganser at Seaforth Dock

7 Nov 1981 7 November 1981 - Eglwys Nunydd Resr., Magor Nr (with photos) Immature male Surf Scoter with Goldeneye and Tufted Duck at Eglwys Nunydd Reservoir, and American Bittern at Magor Nature Reserve

1 Nov 1981 1 November 1981 - Spurn & Barmston (with photos) Olive-backed Pipit at Spurn, plus 3 Swallows, a Shorelark and Common Scoter

25 Oct 1981 25 October 1981 - Seaton Carew Churchyard (with photos) Dusky Warbler feeding high in the canopy at Seaton Carew churchyard, with Spotted Flycatcher

17 Oct 1981 17 October 1981 - Drift Reservoir, Cornwall (with photos) Lesser Yellowlegs at Drift Reservoir

16 Oct 1981 16 October 1981 - St. Mary's, Scilly (with photos) Booted Warbler on Sandy Lane and Orphean Warbler on Kitty Down

15 Oct 1981 15 October 1981 - St. Mary's, Scilly (with photos) Roseate Tern, with 2 Whimbrel and Merlin at Porthcressa and Golden Oriole at Lower Moors

14 Oct 1981 14 October 1981 - St. Mary's, Scilly (with photos) Pied and Spotted Flycatchers and Whimbrel between Rocky Hill and Holy Vale, Curlew Sandpiper at Porth Hellick and 2 Short-toed Larks on Kitty Down Lane

13 Oct 1981 13 October 1981 - St. Mary's, Scilly (with photos) Common Nighthawk hawking over Rocky Hill, Lapland Bunting and Short-eared Owl on Penninis Head, Yellow-browed Warbler at Carn Warvel

11 Oct 1981 11 October 1981 - St. Mary's, Scilly (with photos) Whimbrel and Ortolan Bunting on Peninnis Head, a Monarch butterfly at Old Town and Curlew Sandpiper at Porth Hellick Bay

11 Oct 1981 11 October 1981 - St. Mary's & Tresco, Scilly (with photos) Black Duck and Bean Goose on Tresco, with Yellow Wagtail and Turtle Dove at Rose Hill on St. Mary's

10 Oct 1981 10 October 1981 - Stithians Reservoir, Hayle Estuary, St. Marys, Scilly (with photos) Long-billed Dowitcher at Stithians Reservoir, 7 American Wigeon on the Hayle Estuary, immature Rose-coloured Starling and Red-breasted Flycatcher on St. Mary's