October 25th

On a morning with a fresh and cold westerly wind blowing Dave Smith walked from Shuart to Plumpudding and Coldharbour. He counted 160 Greylag Geese, 20 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 3 Barnacle Geese, 1 Canada with 5 hybrid young, 12 Mute Swans, 3 Shelduck, 14 Mallard, 10 Stock Doves, 4 Coot, 37 Golden Plovers, 40 Ringed Plovers, 1 Curlew, 30 Turnstone, 40 Sanderling, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker. 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 8 Skylarks, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 3 Goldcrests, 1 Firecrest, 1 Stonechat, 7 Meadow Pipits, 15 Chaffinches, 30 Linnets, 4 Redpoll and 20 Goldfinches.

At Reculver we saw very little, just 1 Green Woodpecker, 400 Starlings, 8 Chaffinches, 12 Linnets, 1 Grey Herons, 3 Goldfinches, 3 Meadow Pipits and 55 Dark-bellied Brent Geese.