Wednesday 4 October 2017

October 4th
With a moderate W wind blowing this morning as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour there was quite a marked westerly movement of birds including 36 Meadow Pipits, 11 Pied Wagtails, 115 Linnets, 15 Skylarks, 32 Goldfinches, 53 Chaffinches, 28 Swallows, 2 Siskins, 19 Reed Buntings and 135 House Martins.
Other birds seen were 9 Chiffchaffs, 125 House Sparrows at Reculver, 19 Mute Swans, 17 Cormorants, 26 Turnstone, 24 Ringed Plovers, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 4 Little Egrets, 1 Little Owl, 2 Grey Herons, 46 Carrion Crows, 9 Oystercatchers, 2 Dunlin, 3 Redshank, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Stonechat, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Goldcrests, 26 Mallard and 1 Great Crested Grebe.
The Lapland Bunting was still at Bishopstone.

Meadow Pipit

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