26 October, 2024

 3 Hawfinch flew over the field north of camp site towards ferry road late morning, also 3 Firecrest and 30+ Goldcrest around Kents. (DB)

25 October, 2024

Late morning start, not expecting too much, and wasn't disappointed

Firecrest - 2 Kents
Goldcrest - 19
Chiffchaff - 5
Blackcap - 1
Skylark - 30+
Meadow Pipit - c75
Linnet - 50
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 2
Gannet - 1e
Med Gull - c100
Oystercatcher - 18
Ringed Plover - 1
Sanderling - 1
Turnstone - 14e
Little Egret - 7


24 October, 2024

A bright sunny morning with good coverage but little reward, combined totals below.

Jack Snipe - 1
Firecrest - 2 Bailiffs
Blackcap - 1
Chiffchaff - 6
Cetti's Warbler - 1 heard
Goldcrest - 17
Stonechat - 10
Rock Pipit - 1
Meadow Pipit - c125
Linnet - c100
Skylark - 30
Reed Bunting - 6
Yellowhammer - 3
Goldfinch - c160
Linnet - 120
Swallow - 19
House Martin - 2
Kestrel - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Med Gull - 30

21 October, 2024

Today's bird count from (AH)

Loads of Chiffs about but nothing with them that I could find.
Lots of Blackbirds moving through, especially around Kents.
Water rail in rife in Paddock
Kingfisher in rife at first Set-aside
Black-headed Gull
C30 Blackbird 
1Blackcap f/ near campsite
 Blue Tit
1Buzzard
Carrion Crow
1 Cetti's Warbler
2 Chaffinch
c25 Chiffchaff 
3 Common Gull
3 Curlew
Dunnock
1 Firecrest
1 Goldcrest (Longwood)
C40 Goldfinch
2 Great Spotted Woodpecker 
Great Tit
1 Green Woodpecker
1 Greenfinch
 Herring Gull
1 Jay
1 Kingfisher (rife first setaside)
c50Linnet 
4 Little Egret
Magpie
Meadow Pipit
Mediterranean Gull
c10Pied/White Wagtail
5 Reed Bunting
Robin 
Rook
Skylark
3 Song Thrush 
2 Stock Dove 
13 Stonechat 
c20 Swallow
1 Water Rail ( rife near paddock)
 Wren

19 October, 2024

Out after the rain, starting my walk from the back of the golf course, covering Kents & Firstwood and still no YBW in the area. 

Dartford Warbler - 1
Chiffchaff - 9
Goldcrest - 6
Cetti's Warbler - 3 
Rock Pipit - 2
Wheatear - 1
Yellowhammer - 1
Stonechat - 10
Reed Bunting - 11
Siskin - 2
Linnet - c175
Skylark - 35
Meadow Pipit - 40
Pied Wagtail - 25
Snipe - 1
Curlew - 1
Kestrel - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Buzzard - 1
Firecrest - 1 Kents (AH)

18 October, 2024

Strong bright sunshine after a brief period of mist from the east.

Firecrest - 2 Kents
Goldcrest - 7 
Wheatear - 1
Coal Tit - 1 Kents
Chiffchaff - 17
Blackcap - 2
Stonechat - 8
Reed Bunting - 5
Skylark - 35
Meadow Pipit - c50
Pied Wagtail - 1
Song Thrush - 9
Kingfisher - 1
Snipe - 1
Wigeon - 1
Curlew - 1

Probably my last Wheatear of the year, unless very lucky

Stonechat


Reed Bunting

Still plenty of Chiffchaff in the area