Dates in this report refer to October 1981 unless stated otherwise. The month was dominated by low-pressure systems bringing generally unsettled weather as their associated fronts crossed the country. The winds were mainly from the west and north, but brief periods of easterlies occurred, which had a marked effect on the arrival of passerine migrants. During the first week, the centres of low pres

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