September 25th

On a warm and sunny morning we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back. Birds we saw included 4 Swallows, 3 Chiffchaffs, 5 Little Egrets, 4 Stonechats, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 12 Goldfinches, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 36 Mallard, 6 Mediterranean Gulls, 28 Siskins W, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 4 Sandwich Terns, 37 Linnets, 21 Meadow Pipits, 60 Turnstone, 32 Ringed Plovers and 1 summer plumaged Red-throated Diver feeding close inshore.

Sandwich Tern

Mediterranean Gull shaking

Dave Smith was out early this morning and walked at Minnis Bay, Plumpudding and Coldharbour. He recorded 30 Red-legged Partridges, 1 Water Rail, 1 Golden Plover, 4 Ringed Plovers, 30 Turnstone, 1 Snipe W, 2 Common Sandpipers, 6 Redshank, 2 Mediterranean Gulls and 1 first year Caspian Gull (183rd) only the second positive record for the area. He also saw 2 Sandwich Terns, 3 Little Egrets, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 4 Reed Warblers, 3 Sand Martins, 2 Swallows, 46 Chiffchaffs, 8 Blackcaps, 1 Wheatear, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Pied Wagtails W and 6 Chaffinches.

First year Caspian Gull - Dave Smith