October 15th

After the early morning showers had moved through we had a ringing session at Shuart where we counted 240 Redwings, 70 Fieldfares, 2 Kestrels, 19 Chaffinches, 11 Bramblings, 1 Barn Owl, 71 Siskins W, 40 Goldcrests, 10 Long-tailed Tits, 40 Lapwings, 1 Woodlark calling and flying W (195th), 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 6 Redpolls, 21 Skylarks W, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Grey Heron and 2 Common Buzzards.

Birds ringed 57: Goldcrest 18, Chiffchaff 2, Long-tailed Tit 4, Wren 1, Robin 5, Great Tit 2, Blue Tit 1, Song Thrush 4, Redwing 5, Blackbird 14, Fieldfare 1.

Fieldfare

Redwing

Matt had a birdwatch at Reculver this afternoon and saw 5 Stonechats, 12 Goldcrests, 4 Bramblings, 3 Swallows, 11 Pink-footed Geese  flying NW out to sea (196th), 35 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 60 Redwings, 24 Blackbirds, 1 Fieldfare, 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 1 Lesser Redpoll and 20 Song Thrushes.

Richard Collins saw 172 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and 20 Kittiwakes flying W at Reculver. 

Also, today, Chris Tedder found a Snow Bunting (197th) at the east end of Coldharbour, the first record of the year having not been seen previously at Reculver. 

Snow Bunting - Chris Tedder