October 26th

On an increasingly sunny morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to the Wantsum outflow. Birds we counted included 34 Chaffinches, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Redwings, 12 Goldfinches, 2 Kestrels, 1 Greenfinch, 3 Bramblings, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Stonechats, 4 Coot, 3 Little Egrets, 10 Tree Sparrows, 2 Golden Plovers, 2 Little Grebes, 16 Reed Buntings, 140 Mallard, 3 Redshank, 1 Shelduck, 8 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Oystercatchers, 11 Ringed Plovers, 2 Turnstone, 1 Pied Wagtail, 8 Linnets, 1 male Merlin unsuccessfully chasing a singing Skylark, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Wigeon, 2 Blackcaps and 2 Jays.

Dark-bellied Brent Geese