September 17th

There was a fresh ENE wind blowing this morning as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour. We recorded 5 Little Egrets, 3 Wigeon, 18 Cormorants, 5 Stonechats, 10 Redshank, 6 Gannets flying E, 2 Common Sandpipers, 13 Goldfinches, 5 Turnstone, 1 Greenshank, 19 Sanderling, 5 Teal, 1 Mediterranean Gull flying E, 3 Oystercatchers, 12 Linnets, 28 Mallard, 40 Ringed Plovers, 1 Curlew, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Herons flying W high over the sea, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 dark phase Arctic Skua flying E, 1 Rock Pipit, 7 Sandwich Terns and 350 Starlings.

Starlings on the Towers

In addition, Chris Tedder saw 4 Dark-bellied Brent Geese flying E. The first of the autumn.