October 11th

It was sunny and cool this morning as we walked along the seawall from Reculver to the Green Wall. We counted 45 Skylarks  flying W, 26 Meadow Pipits, 6 Mute Swans, 3 Redshank, 1 Oystercatcher, 136 Linnets flying W, 3 Stonechat, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 15 Cormorants, 52 Ringed Plovers, 7 Turnstone, 1 Kestrel, 3 Chaffinches, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 14 Mallard, 3 Little Egrets, 4 Reed Buntings, 1 Rock Pipit flying W, 40 Golden Plovers, 1 Grey Heron, 26 Chaffinches flying W, 3 Bramblings flying W and 8 Goldfinches.

Matt was also out and walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back along the Green Wall. He recorded 9 Stonechats, 104 Greylag Geese, 4 Kestrels, 8 Cetti's Warblers, 15 Chiffchaffs, 2 Barn Owls, 147 Golden Plovers, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Goldcrest, 1 juvenile Turtle Dove, 62 Skylarks W, 20 Corn Buntings, 7 Rock Pipits, 1 Sparrowhawk, 5 Little Egrets, 1 Grey Plover, 3 Sandwich Terns E, 3 Little Grebes, 2 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 4 Raven, 1 Swallow W, 1 Grey Heron, 1 adult male Marsh Harrier, 1 Brambling W, 4 Tree Sparrows and 8 Long-tailed Tits.

Juvenile Turtle Dove - Matt Hindle