October 31st

It was a glorious, sunny morning as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back. Birds we saw included 1 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Oystercatchers, 18 Skylarks, 6 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 56 Meadow Pipits, 2 Little Egrets, 9 Redshank, 2 Grey Herons, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 26 Mallard, 1 Curlew, 59 Ringed Plovers, 12 Turnstone, 8 Goldfinches, 9 alba Wagtails, 41 Linnets, 2 Lesser Redpolls, 6 Stonechats, 1 Kingfisher and 1 male Black Redstart on the rocks by the Towers.

Adult male Black Redstart