October 4th
With an increasing E wind blowing we had a ringing session at Reculver where there had been an overnight arrival of Song Thrushes. Birds we saw during the morning incuded 2 Grey Wagtails 1 Brambling, 60 Song Thrushes, 6 Chiffchaffs, 2 Goldcrests, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Herons, 18 Lapwings, 60 Linnets, 7 Golden Plovers, 1 Water Rail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 18 Skylarks, 2 Siskins, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 female Merlin,  Mallard, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 23 Goldfinches and 8 Red-legged Partridges.

Birds ringed 23: Chiffchaff 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Blackcap 4, Robin 3, Great Tit 1, Song Thrush 9, Blackbird 2.



"Continental" Song Thrush

 

This afternoon Matt walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and recorded 35 Song Thrushes, 6 Redwings, 1 Brambling, 32 Wigeon, 3 Pintail, 60 Mallard, 33 Dark-belled Brent Geese, 11 Sandwich Terns, 2 Swallows, 2 Wheatears, 6 Grey Plovers, 10 Teal, 1 Little Tern, 8 Common Terns, 1 Guillemot, 1 Razorbill and 1 pale phase adult Pomarine Skua (181st).

Later at Reculver we saw 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 2 Greylag Geese E, 15 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 26 Teal W, 1 Gannet, 1 Little Egret, 42 Common Scoter sitting on the sea, 4 Pintail E, 15 Song Thrushes, 10 Robin and 4 Chiffchaff. 

There were still many Common Darters and Migrant Hawkers in places sheltered from the easterly wind.

 

Migrant Hawker