October 9th
According to the weather forecast on my phone, this morning was going to be dry and cloudy, in the event a continuous stream of heavy and torrential showers arrived from the north east. We spent the first 40 minutes sheltering in our car at Reculver car park but I then decided to brave the elements and walk up to Coldharbour getting soaked in the process. The return walk however was relatively dry. Birds seen included 154 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 11 Common Scoter E, 33 Oystercatchers, 74 Wigeon, 38 Mallard, 12 Golden Plovers, 3 Grey Plovers, 7 Turnstone, 17 Ringed Plovers, 47 Meadow Pipits, 13 Cormorants, 48 Carrion Crows, 1 Brambling, very bedraggled and hopping along the seawall, 2 Teal, 2 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 6 Skylarks, 22 Goldfinches, 75 Linnets, 1 Green Woodpecker, 18 Reed Buntings, 2 Goldcrest, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Kingfisher and 4 Pied Wagtails.

A wet morning at Reculver

Derek Smith found a newly arrived Yellow-browed Warbler in a bush beside the seawall at Plumpudding and another on the railway embankment. Other birds he recorded as he spent from 0740 to 1330 walking from Shuart to Plumpudding, Coldharbour and the railway embankment included 130 Wigeon, 30 Lapwings E, 1 Woodcock flushed from the Green Wall, 1 Grey Partridge, 2 Swallows W, 36 Redwings, 65 Song Thrushes, 2 Wheatears, 12 Stonechats, 5 Tree Sparrows W, 31 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, 8 Cetti's Warblers, 48 Goldcrests, 6 Bramblings W, 4 Siskins W, 18 Goldfinches W, 28 Corn Buntings and 1 Firecrest.

Yellow-browed Warbler - Derek Smith

Marc Heath also found 2 Ring Ouzels near Coldharbour and Barry Wright found a Yellow-browed Warbler at Bishosptone.