November 3rd

On a cold and sunny morning we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back. We saw 1 Sparrowhawk, 18 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 5 Shelduck W, 63 Mallard, 11 Skylarks W, 13 Turnstone, 5 Gannets, 2 Pied Wagtails, 17 large auks, 1 Guillemot, 2 Razorbills, 2 Kittiwakes E, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 38 Ringed Plovers, 450 Starlings W, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 250 House Sparrows, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Dunlin, 54 Redshank, 1 Stonechat, 2 Coot, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Redwing, 1 Merlin, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Goldfinches, 1 Mediterranean Gull W, 2 Little Egrets, 100 Chaffinches W and 1 Siskin W.

After Matt left us at Coldharbour he walked to Plumpudding and came back via the railway embankment. There were a lot of birds moving through and he counted 3,805 Starlings W, 61 Brent Geese, 4 Stonechats, 3 Teal, 150 Sanderling, 10 Dunlin, 30 Turnstone, 22 Grey Plover,, 50 Carrion Crow, 30 Ringed Plovers, 48 Bramblings W, 21 Curlew, 150 Oystercatchers, 81 Siskins W, 1,696 Chaffinches W, 1 Greenfinch, 14 Stock Doves W, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Lesser Redpolls W, 1 Tree Sparrow W, 12 alba Wagtails, 2 Grey Wagtails W, 4 Kestrels,1 Common Buzzard, 3 Gannets, 1 Snipe W, 1 Razorbill, 1 Guillemot, 75 Lapwings W, 1 Mediterranean Gull and 3 Song Thrushes W. 

He also found a colour-ringed Cormorant on one of the post at Plumpudding. We've sent off its details and will hopefully get information about where it was ringed in the near future.

Colour ringed Cormorant - Matt Hindle

Today I received information about a ringed first year male Reed Bunting we caught on the Marsh on November 2nd. It had been ringed on October 16th at Stodmarsh.