September 27th

This morning Anne and I walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back again. We counted 9 Cetti's Warblers, 31 Chiffchaffs, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Blackcaps, 1 singing Willow Warbler, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Redshank, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Little Egret, 5 Oystercatchers, 26 Teal, 500 Black-headed Gulls at Coldharbour, 11 Goldfinches, 2 Red-throated Divers, 11 Swallows in of the sea, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 11 Linnets, 8 Reed Buntings and 1 Sparrowhawk.

Adult and juvenile Oystercatchers

Dave Smith was out for two and a half hours this morning walking from Shuart and along the railway embankment and returning via Coldharbour and Plumpudding. He saw 9 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 14 Teal, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Lapwings, 95 Ringed Plovers including 16 flying high S, 5 Bar-tailed Godwits, 25 Turnstone, 2 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Red-throated Divers, 3 Grey Herons, 2 Little Egrets, 4 Marsh Harriers, 1 Kestrel, 2 Reed Warblers, 11 Swallows, 2 House Martins, 45 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps, 105 Starlings flying W, 2 Stonechats and 1 Wheatear.

Between 0630 and 1100 Derek Smith walked from Shuart to Brooksend and back by way of Minnis Bay and the embankment. Birds he saw included 6 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 23 Grey Herons, 8 Little Egrets, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Hobby, 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Sanderling, 7 Ring-necked Parakeets, 42 Swallows S, 2 Grey Wagtails W, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 2 Wheatears, 68 Meadow Pipits S, 3 Siskins W, 12 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, 36 Chiffchaffs and 1 Snow Bunting feeding on a farm track at Brooksend. Although this is very early for a returning Snow Bunting it is some way off our earliest report which was 6th September 2015.

Snow Bunting - Derek Smith

 We also had a visit from Brendan Ryan this morning and he walked from Shuart to Coldharbour and back. Birds he saw included 2 Mute Swans, 16 Mallard, 10 Teal, 8 Ring-necked Parakeets, 6 Moorhens, 5 Coot, 11 Oystercatchers, 68 Lapwings, 6 Ringed Plovers, 85 Turnstone, 6 Sanderling, 1 Redshank, 2 Common Gulls, 2 Red-throated Divers, 1 immature Gannet E, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Jay, 23 Blue Tits, 12 Great Tits, 18 Skylarks, 4 Reed Warblers, 3 Swallows, 61 Chiffchaffs, 9 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Long-tailed Tits, 6 Blackcaps, 3 Goldcrests, 1 Firecrest, 32 Robins, 1 Wheatear, 7 Pied Wagtails, 8 Meadow Pipits, 9 Chaffinches, 14 Goldfinches and 17 Reed Buntings.