November 3rd
An excellent ringing session at Shuart began with a group of 6 Wawings (192nd) sitting on top of a hawthorn bush before flying W. Later another one flew high W as well.



Early morning Waxwings

Other birds seen during the morning included included 2 Common Buzzards, 384 Fieldfares W, 270 Redwings W, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Corn Bunting, 2 Kestrels, 60 Lapwings W, 44 Song Thrushes, 4 Goldcrests, 43 Skylarks W, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 70 Blackbirds, 1 Barn Owl, 3 Tree Sparrows, 7 Siskins, 1 Brambling, 30 Meadow Pipits, 25 Chaffinches, 1 Woodcock, 25 Goldfinches, 4 Ring-necked Parakeet, 2 Redpolls W, 1 Snipe, 25 Golden Plovers and 4 Marsh Harriers.

Birds ringed 52: Wren 2, Goldcrest 2, Meadow Pipits 11, Goldfinch 3, Chaffinch 2, Robin 2, Reed Bunting 4, Dunnock 1, Greenfinch 1, Song Thrush 3, Redwing 7, Fieldfare 1, Blackbird 13.

Fieldfare

On his way home Matt stopped of at Reculver where he saw 1 Little Auk flying E and 1 Waxwing flying in off the sea.
Marc Heath had 3 Swallows at Minnis Bay.
Sue Carter and Steve Goodrich walked from Shuart to Coldharbour Lagoon and back between 1115 and 1400 and saw groups of newly arrived Feldfares and Redwings,1 Grey Wagtail by the horse, 2 Kestrels, 1 Sparrowhawk, several pairs of Stonechats, 30 Golden Plovers, 40 Sanderling roosting on the rocks, 1 female Kingfisher on the boulder, 2 Common Buzzards, 20 Carrion Crows, 7 Red-legged Partridges, 40 Oystercatchers, 1 Woodcock flushed from the beach area by the lagoon, 2 Great-crested Grebes, 5 Cormorants, 1 very confiding Snow Bunting on the gravel path from Shuart as it joins the sea wall just east of the lagoon, 2 Goldfinches, 1 Wren, 5 Linnets, 6 Curlews, 20 Turnstones, 3 Robins and 1 Cetti’s Warbler.
This afternoon we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and then on to Reculver. We saw 38 Fieldfares, 1 Grey Heron, 11 Redwing, 2 Tree Sparrows, 25 Corn Buntings, 200 Starlings W, 69 Linnets, 16 Redshank, 2 female Common Scoter, 2 Short-eared Owls, 7 Wigeon, 22 Ringed Plovers, 2 Grey Wagtails, 4 Stonechats, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 106 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Grey Plovers, 1 Red-throated Diver, 117 Carrion Crows, 5 Little Egrets, 3 Turnstone, 1 Rock Pipit, 8 Goldfinches, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Coot, 13 Mute Swans, 14 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 2 Teal and 1 Common Buzzard.

Short-eared Owl harassed by Carrion Crows