October 15th 
With light showers and drizzle being blown over by a light SW wind we had an excellent morning walking from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm lagoons. We saw 16 Song Thrushes, 37 Chiffchaffs, 158 Chaffinches W, 1 Merlin, 13 Redwings, 20 Blackbirds, 2 Blackcaps, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Goldcrests, 8 Blue Tits, 10 Great Tits, 22 Goldfinches, 77 Mallard, 1 Ring Ouzel and 9 Bearded Tits calling and flying high W (184th).
From Coldharbour the species we saw included 6 Swallows, 5 Stonechats, 1 Curlew, 25 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 6 Golden Plovers, 9 Ringed Plovers, 2 Oystercatchers, 11 Skylarks, 2 Wheatears, 34 Meadow Pipits on the beach, 2 Redshank, 7 Turnstone, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Black Redstart catching flies on the seawall, 8 Corn Buntings, 100 House Sparrow, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Little Egret, 4 Coot, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Ravens flying S, 3 Siskin W and 8 Dunnocks.

Black Redstart

Between 1230 and 1500 Derek Smith walked around Shuart and the railway embankment and recorded 8 Dark-bellied Brent Geese W, 1 Merlin in off the sea, 1 Ring Ouzel, 400 Starlings W, 1 Grey Wagtail W, 230 Chaffinches W, 2 Bearded Tits, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, 80 Chiffchaffs and 22 Goldcrests.

Bearded Tit - Derek Smith