October 16th
We spent the morning ringing at Shuart where it began misty but where the sun soon came out to produce a fantastic morning. We saw 4 Brambling flying W, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 19 Goldfinches, 3 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Grey Herons, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Lapwings, 1 Kestrel, 45 Song Thrushes, 4 Blackcaps, 12 Redwings, 34 Reed Buntings, 6 Siskins W, 1 Snipe, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Jays, 77 Stock Doves, 25 Chaffinches, 14 Skylarks, 6 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Golden Plover, 3 Common Buzzards, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk and 10 Blackbirds.

Birds ringed 49: Wren 3, Chiffchaff 1, Robin 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Blackcap 2, Reed Bunting 22, Chaffinch 2, Dunnock 1, Song Thrush 12, Blackbird 2.
 

This afternoon Matt walked from Bishopstone and along the cliff top to Reculver and counted 312 Chaffinches flying W, 4 Bramblings, 6 Rock Pipits, 2 Sandwich Terns, 60 Carrion Crows, 1 Common Tern, 32 Gannets flying E, 1 Kingfisher, 12 Redwing, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Jay and 6 Grey Partridges.
Chris Tedder had a brief walk at the Oyster Farm and Saw 1 Rock Pipit, 4 Stonechats, 15 Meadow Pipits, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Red-throated Diver, 5 Gannets E, 11 Sandwich Terns W, 7 Grey Herons, 5 Little Egrets and 1 Peregrine. On her return walk she saw a small bird on the sea with a Black-headed Gull that turned out to be a Redwing. The gull moved closer and made a grab for the Redwing but it managed to escape losing its tail in the process and just about reached the rocks on shore.

 

Redwing and Black-headed Gull - Chris Tedder