November 3rd

It was calm and overcast this morning as we walked at various sites at Reculver. We counted 2 Pied Wagtails, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Common Buzzard, 43 Gadwall, 52 Coot, 4 Tufted Duck, 5 Little Grebes, 1 Green Sandpiper, 28 Stock Doves, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Shoveler, 4 Chiffchaffs, 57 Mallard, 3 Redwings, 4 Goldcrests, 9 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Firecrest, 12 Lapwings, 77 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 4 Gannets, 1 Rock Pipit and 1 Stonechat.

Dave Smith was out in the Shuart, Minnis Bay and Plumpudding areas this morning and saw 12 Shelduck, 53 Mallard, 5 Teal, 10 Common Scoter, 1 Red-breasted Merganser, 1 Golden Plover, 37 Lapwings, 1 Curlew, 1 Snipe, 1 Redshank, 2 Little Grebes, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Red-throated Divers, 1 Gannet, 3 Marsh Harriers, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Kestrel, 2 Chiffchaffs, 6 Long-tailed Tits, 7 Goldcrests, 1 Firecrest, 355 Starlings, 8 Song Thrushes, 10 Redwings, 3 Fieldfares, 3 Stonechats, 1 Rock Pipit, 19 Chaffinches, 2 Bramblings, 1 Siskin, 1 Snow Bunting W and 2 Corn Buntings.

Derek Smith was out all morning and walked from Shuart to Brooksend and back via Coldharbour and the embankment. He saw 85 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 16 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Little Egrets, 3 Gannets E, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers, 1 Pintail W, 1 Shelduck, 72 Common Scoter E, 4 Common Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, 35 Grey Plovers W, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 8 Dunlin W, 14 Redshank, 14 Curlews, 45 Sanderling, 22 Turnstone, 8 Lapwings S, 1 Water Rail, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Jays, 18 Redwings W, 4 Fieldfares W, 1 Grey Wagtail W, 4 Stonechats, 1 Rock Pipit, 3 Tree Sparrows, 13 Brambling W, 2 Chiffchaffs, 14 Goldcrests, 1 Firecrest and 7 Corn Buntings.

Red-throated Diver - Derek Smith

Tree  Sparrow - Derek Smith