October 23rd

On another calm morning we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back but there were fewer birds than yesterday. We counted 4 Pied Wagtails, 6 Cetti's Warblers, 30 Meadow Pipits, 15 Ringed Plovers, 3 Sparrowhawks, 8 Little Egrets, 4 Mallard, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 101 Oystercatchers, 2 Redshank, 58 Linnets, 3 Grey Herons, 24 Carrion Crows, 2 Curlew, 8 Mute Swans, 16 Magpies, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Teal, 1 Dunlin, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Red-throated Diver, 2 Stonechats, 1 Common Buzzard, 5 Bearded Tits, 2 Chiffchaffs and 1 Black Redstart at the Towers.

Black Redstart

Great Crested Grebe

Dave Smith walked from Minnis Bay and along the embankment to Chamber's Wall and the Oyster Farm before returning. He saw 19 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Mute Swans, 2 Little Grebes, 35 Lapwings, 21 Ringed Plovers, 1 Curlew, 51 Turnstone, 110 Sanderling, 1 Snipe, 3 Redshank, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 4 Little Egrets, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Sparrowhawks, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Great Spotted and 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrels, 23 Skylarks, 4 Bearded Tits, 2 Swallows, 12 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 10 Goldcrests, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redwings, 1 Fielfare, 1 Tree Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtails, 1 Rock Pipit, 71 Chaffinches W, 184 Redpoll W and 10 Siskins.