October 11th
On a dull and dreary morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to the White Poplars, along the Green Wall and then along the seawall to Coldharbour. Birds we counted included 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Goldcrest, 20 Goldfinches, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Skylarks, 18 Mute Swans, 1,310 Starlings and 1,700 Black-headed Gulls on the newly sown fields, 7 Stonechats, 17 Cormorants, 1 Grey Wagtail W, 3 Mallard, 6 Oystercatchers, 28 Carrion Crows, 10 Reed Buntings, 1 Ring Ouzel, 2 Corn Buntings, 15 Chaffinches, 1 Kestrel 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Wigeon.
Derek Smith covered the eastern half of the Marsh between 0900 and 1300 and recorded 4 Grey Partridges, 16 House Martins W, 1 Swallow W, 43 Chiffchaffs, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler on the embankment, 26 Goldcrests, 42 Siskins W, 1 Brambling W, 12 Goldfinches, 37 Chaffinches and 2 Stonechats.