October 12th

This morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 6 Chiffchaffs, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 6 Chaffinches, 9 Lapwings, 5 Coot, 53 Meadow Pipits W, 4 Redshank, 1 Rock Pipit, 13 Linnets, 1 Stonechat, 17 Mute Swans, 4 Pied Wagtails, 1 Ring-necked Parakeet and 1 Common Buzzard.

 

Cormorant

Derek Smith and Patrick Giles had a look from the Towers between 0730 and 0900 and recorded 6 Guillemots W, 1 male Velvet Scoter flying W (187th), 8 Common Scoter E, 1 Mediterrnaean Gull W and 1 Rock Pipit. 

Later they walked from Shuart to Netherhale and on to Plumpudding and counted 1 Peregrine, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Merlin, 4 Kestrels, 5,000+ Redwings, 35 House Martins W, 1 Grey Wagtail W, 14 Chiffchaffs, 3 Siskins W, 55 Chaffinches W and 1 Firecrest.

Brendan Ryan also visited the area today and walked from Shuart to Netherhale where he counted 3,660 Redwings flying W, 10 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps and 2 Firecrests.

Firecrest - Brendan Ryan