October 19th

We arrived at a very dull and overcast Chamber's Wall where we counted at least 50 Goldcrests between the car park and the railway. Other birds we saw on our walk to the Oyster Farm lagoons included 3 Siskins W, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 18 Chaffinches, 1 Ring Ouzel, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker, 16 Redwings, 3 Chiffchaffs, 54 Golden Plovers, 70 Cormorants flying out to sea, 8 Redpoll W, 1 Raven flying W, 5 Mute Swans, 11 Skylarks, 1 Sparrowhawk, 17 Swallows W, 7 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 4 Oystercatchers, 6 Mallard, 3 Stonechats, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Plover, 14 Blackbirds, 1 Brambling and 15 Goldfinches. As we reached the railway crossing on our way back we met Nick Upton who had just found and photographed a Siberian Chiffchaff near Chamber's Wall car park

Siberian Chiffchaff - Nick Upton

With the excitement of the last two days over Derek Smith was out between 0730 and 1300 and walked from Shuart and along the embankment to Chamber's Wall and back to Shuart. He counted 1 Egyptian Goose flting W at Chamber's Wall, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Red Kite flying W at Coldharbour, 110 Swallows W, 30 Redwings, 16 Fieldfares, 4 Stonechats, 24 Tree Sparrows W, 8 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Bramblings W, 269 Chaffinches W, 1 Bullfinch W, 154 Goldfinches W, 118 Siskins W, 129 Redpolls W, 16 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap and 85 Goldcrests.

Tree Sparrows - Derek Smith