November 7th

On a bright and breezy morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm lagoons and recorded 2 Common Buzzards, 21 Mute Swans, 1 Fieldfare, 30 Blackbirds, 72 Redwings, 15 Chaffinches, 2 Kestrels, 56 Mallard and 205 Cormorants flying to the Stour Valley. We also saw 149 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 8 Coot, 1 Shelduck, 1 Curlew, 3 Turnstone, 200 House Sparrows, 29 Ringed Plovers, 1 Little Egret, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Redshank.

This morning Derek Smith walked from Shuart to Brooksend then on to Coldharbour and back along the railway embankment. He counted 3 Little Egrets, 53 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 4 Common Buzzards, 4 Kestrels, 1 Sparrowhawk, 41 Redshank, 10 Golden Plovers, 8 Jays, 2 Brambling, 35 Chaffinches W and 4 Redpoll W.