October 8th
This morning at Minnis Bay Matt saw 1 male Eider, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Little Egrets, 1 Rock Pipit, 60 Oystercatchers, 5 Brent Geese and 1 Curlew. He then drove to Reculver and saw 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Black Redstart, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 35 Meadow Pipits, 3 Stonechats, 15 alba Wagtails, 1 Wheatear, 3 Swallows, 2 Little Egrets and 3 Brent Geese. This afternoon between Chamber's Wall and Coldharbour he saw 4 Chiffchaffs, 8 Stonechats and 35 Mallard.