November 11th
We had an excellent morning's ringing at Shuart where there had been an overnight arrival of Blackbirds. Highlight however was catching and ringing a Siberian Chiffchaff as well as controlling a Heligoland ringed Blackbird. Birds we saw included 81 Lapwings, 20 Fieldfares, 200 Redwings, 250 Blackbirds, 1 Woodcock, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Common Buzzards, 30 Chaffinches, 1 Mallard, 2 Marsh Harriers, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Redpoll, 2 Kestrels, 1 Water Rail, 11 Skylarks, 8 Goldfinches, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Snipe, 500 Starlings W, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 135 Stock Doves, 200 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Golden Plover and 1 Siskin.

Birds ringed 76: Siberian Chiffchaff 1, Goldcrest 1, Chaffinch 1, Dunnock 1, Song Thrush 2, Redwings 2, Blackbird 68.

Siberian Chiffchaff

This afternoon with the sun shining and very little wind we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and recorded 11 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 4 Stonechats, 3 Short- eared Owls hunting over the Oyster Farm lagoons, 6 Redshank, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Shelduck, 15 Linnets, 1 Teal, 6 Knot W, 3 Dunlin, 2 Gadwall, 282 Carrion Crows feeding on the mussel beds, 18 Lapwings, 46 Mallard, 1 Curlew, 3 Sanderling, 16 Oystercatchers, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Common Scoter, 1 Rock Pipit, 26 Ringed Plovers, 1 Swallow feeding over the grass at the Visitors Centre, 12 Mute Swans, 1 Common Buzzard, 10 Long-tailed Tits and 1 Chiffchaff.