October 5th
It was a sunny morning but there was a brisk easterly wind blowing as we birded Reculver and then walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back via the Green Wall and railway embankment. We counted 21 Goldcrests, 12 Chiffchaffs, 26 Robins, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Snipe, 61 Song Thrushes, 11 Stonechats, 26 Corn Buntings, 41 Reed Buntings, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Kestrels, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Redwing, 113 Wigeon, 11 Teal, 3 Golden Plovers, 71 Mallard, 35 Oystercatchers, 31 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 4 Pintail, 1 Redshank, 1 Rock Pipit, 16 Meadow Pipits, 17 Goldfinches, 1 Little Egret, 1 Ring Ouzel and 1 Jack Snipe (182nd).
In addition Dave Smith found a Yellow-browed Warbler at Reculver bushes and Julian Perry found another one this afternoon at Bishopstone Glen.

Stonechat

We had a seawatch at the Towers for a couple of hours this afternoon and saw some good birds. These included 226 Dark-bellied Brent Geese W, 32 Common Scoter, 21 Sandwich Terns, 2 Red-throated Divers, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 large auk E, 3 Great Skuas E, 1 juvenile Sabine's Gull (183rd) sitting on the sea off the Towers for half an hour before flying E with 2 Little Gulls, 154 Wigeon W, 1 Shoveler, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 2 Arctic Terns E, 3 Little Gulls E, 4 Teal, 8 Pintail W, 1 adult pale phase Pomarine Skua and 1 Arctic Skua.