October 11th

On a cloudy and breezy but mild morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back. Birds we saw included 7 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 5 Mediterranean Gulls, 16 Chaffinches, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Little Grebes, 32 Turnstone, 10 Ringed Plovers, 5 Sanderling, 2 Rock Pipits, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Razorbills, 2 Oystercatchers, 10 Reed Buntings, 2 Pied Wagtails, 4 Swallows W, 1 Little Egret and 1 Gannet W.

We met Dave Smith near Coldharbour after he had walked in from Shuart and along the railway embankment before continuing on to Plumpudding and back to Shuart. He had seen 2 Little Grebes, 50 Oystercatchers, 2 Curlew, 2 Bar-tailed Godwits, 50 Turnstone, 5 Sanderling, 2 Razorbills, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Gannet, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Merlin, 1 Peregrine, 16 Chiffchaffs, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Song Thrush, 5 Chaffinches and 1 Lesser Redpoll.