17 October, 2024

No sign of yesterday's Pallas's Warbler, but nevertheless good coverage and variety in bright windless conditions.

Marsh Harrier - 1 west over the hotel
Merlin - 1 camp site
Buzzard - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Raven - 1
Kestrel - 2
Firecrest - 2 Kents
Goldcrest - 3
Grey Wagtail - 2
Pied Wagtail - 7
Stonechat - 5
Cetti's Warbler - 1 hrd campsite
Blackcap - 5
Chiffchaff - 10
Coal Tit - 1 Kents
Reed Bunting - 9
Redpoll - 2 hrd
Song Thrush -11
Skylark - c50
Meadow Pipit - c75
Linnet - c60
Golden Plover - 1 

Marsh Harrier

Coal Tit 

Firecrest


16 October, 2024

 A Pallas's Warbler heard & seen in the small wood behind the Tennis court in Bailiffscourt late morning, calling and seen high in the sycamore at 11:45, before becoming elusive but continued to call. Seen again at 14:03 with the local Tit flock but moved off east. Also 2-3 Firecrest in the wood.

15 October, 2024

Around the golf course today with a Kingfisher near the 13th Fairway, 2 Water Rail heard, also 2
Cetti's Warbler, still good numbers of Chiffchaff and Skylark in the area, also Reed Bunting & Green Woodpecker. ( PK)

A quick walk on Monday 14th from Rope walk up to the Mill produced (RP)

Water Rail - 1 
Kingfisher - 1
Grey Heron - 1
Firecrest - 2
Chiffchaff - 4
Blackcap - 2


13 October, 2024

A Dartford Warbler north of the golf course at the old railway carriage site this morning. (MB)

Records from (CN)
Firecrest - 2 kents
Goldcrest - 2
Blackcap - 1
Song Thrush - 2
House Martin - 2e
Swallow - 2e
Red Kite - 1 
Little Egret - 4
Grey Heron -1
Stonechat - 3
Reed Bunting - 5
Yellowhammer - 4
Sparrowhawk - 1
Kestrel - 3
Great -spotted Woodpecker - 1
Green Woodpecker - 1
Chiffchaff - 20+
Skylark- nc
Meadow Pipit - nc

Firecrest Kents (CN)


11 October, 2024

Many hours in the field and good coverage, but still no YBW for me.

Firecrest - 1 Kents
Goldcrest - 6
Chiffchaff - 45+
Cetti's Warbler - 1 heard horse paddock
Blackcap - 16
Brambling - 1 heard
Siskin - 9
Stonechat - 15
Grey Wagtail - 1
Pied Wagtail - 20
Reed Bunting - 6
Yellowhammer - 2
Skylark - 36
Linnet - c100
Goldfinch - c150
Greenfinch - 12
Chaffinch - 5
Meadow Pipits - 17
Mistle Thrush - 1
Song Thrush - 1
Sparrowhgawk - 1
Kestrel - 2
Buzzard - 1
Great-spotted Wood pecker - 2
Green Woodpecker - 4
Little Egret - 1

Stonechat


Grey Wagtail

Chiffchaff

Blackcap


09 October, 2024

I did a walk around the course yesterday…the highlight was a great view of a Winchat(just left of 13th fairway)…otherwise huge amounts of Stonechats and especially Linnets. Hardly any swallows compared to Sunday when there were hundreds. I guess the migration is in full swing. A member did see a Kingfisher on the 15th so good to know they have returned as I hadn’t seen one there in a while. (PK) 

Climping Gap - Atherington area: Once the rain had eased it was actually quite mild, as the wind dropped away, so it looked promising for passerine migrants. I spent most of the time 'bush-bashing' this morning but could only locate the commoner species once again. There was a fair bit of 'vis mig' going on overhead too and my log for the morning was as follows: (OM)

Little Egret - 4
Swallow - 30, mainly E
Meadow Pipit - plenty in fields and some overhead, no count
Skylark – 20                    
Rock Pipit - 1
Pied Wagtail - 15
Song Thrush - 2
Blackcap - 5
Chiffchaff - 15
Goldcrest - 4
Linnet - 20
Greenfinch - 2
Reed Bunting – 1

This is a list of all birds seen from the start of the golf course footpath at Rope Walk until the end of it at the mill. Roughly the order in which they were seen! (RP)

Feral pigeon 14
Wood pigeon 350+
Starling 5
House sparrow 4
Collared dove 4
Robin 18
Magpie 12
Wren 8
Swallow 18
Black headed gull 25+
Great black backed gull 1
Jackdaw 80+
Great spotted woodpecker 2
Green woodpecker 1
Greenfinch 6
Carrion crow 45+
Stock dove 6
Dunnock 6
Blue tit 8
Great tit 5
Blackcap 15
Chiffchaff 5
Firecrest 1
Spotted flycatcher 1
Herring gull 70+
Goldfinch 40
Linnet 125+
Water rail 2 heard
Cetti’s warbler 1 heard
Cormorant 3
Stonechat 2
Blackbird 9