October 17th 

On a cloudy but bright morning Anne and I walked along the seawall from Reculver to Coldharbour. We counted 35 Meadow Pipits, 4 Little Egrets, 3 Pied Wagtails, 5 Crossbills flying W, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Black Redstart, 1 Redshank, 1 Rock Pipit, 4 Stonechats, 3 Ringed Plovers, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Grey Herons, 46 Mallard, 4 Mediterranean Gulls flying E, 23 Cormorants, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 152 Carrion Crows, 115 Starlings, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Kingfisher, 8 Skylarks, 1 Wheatear, 1 Kestrel and 1 Red-throated Diver.

Wheatear