October 1st
This morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back along the Green Wall and railway embankment. We saw 24 Chiffchaffs, 3 Swallows W, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Mute Swans, 11 Skylarks, 6 Coot, 1 Little Egret, 8 Goldfinches, 2 Mallard, 38 Linnets, 2 Stonechats, 2 Oystercatchers, 38 Meadow Pipits, 1 Lapland Bunting (177th) calling and flying S over the sheep fields, 2 Sandwich Terns, 19 Cormorants, 55 House Sparrows, 2 Little Grebes, 36 Corn Buntings, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Partridge, 1 Golden Plover and 1 Hobby flying W.
Derek Smith was out between 0800 and 1400 and again covered most of the eastern half of the Marsh visting Shuart, the railway embankment, Chamber's Wall and Netherhale and Brooksend. He recorded 1 Eider, 16 Little Egrets W, 1 Hobby W, 1 Arctic Skua, 26 Sandwich Terns, 8 Common Terns, 24 Turnstone, 22 Ringed Plovers, 68 Sanderling, 13 Dunlin, 85 Oystercatchers, 20 Redshank, 35 Skylarks W, 1,800 Swallows W, 1,200 House Martins W, 25 Meadow Pipits W, 1 Grey Wagtail W, 12 alba Wagtails W, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 16 Blackcaps, 43 Chiffchaffs, 30 Goldcrests and 36 Corn Buntings.