Wednesday 21 October 2026
3 Red-throated Diver, 10 Great Crested Grebe (+), 1 Gannet, 17 Ringed Plover, 420 Sanderling, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Little Gull, 2 Meadow Pipit [Marc Outten]
Tuesday 20 October 2026
4 Red-throated Diver, 10 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Gannet, 8 Little Egret, 65 Common Scoter, 1 Purple Sandpiper (on breakwater), 3 Mediterranean Gull, 3 Little Gull (2 ad, 1 imm), 1 Sabine's Gull (imm - nice find, Bob), 3 Kittiwake, 2 Sterna sp., 6 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 1 Guillemot [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
Monday 19 October 2026
2 Ring-necked Parakeet (Flew over garden) [Simon Watson]
1 Yellow-browed Warbler (heard a couple of times), 1 Clouded Yellow [Paul Griggs]
6 Ring-necked Parakeet (over and calling ) [Jeff Kinnerman]
2 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
Sunday 18 October 2026
500 Gannet (+, several large groups all flying east after rain cleared), 30 Pintail (in 3 groups), 60 Common Scoter, 1 Merlin, 4 Arctic Skua, 12 Little Gull (10 + 1 + 1 flew east), 100 Kittiwake (+, several groups flying east later on), 8 Sandwich Tern, 1 Arctic Tern (juv), 9 auk sp. (probably all Razorbills), 1 Razorbill (flew east), 8 Skylark (flock flew in off), 3 Meadow Pipit, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (vocal and showing well at end of Mess Road), 2 Chiffchaff [Neil Chambers, Lee Ebbs, Marc Outten]
3 Red-throated Diver, 1 Leach's Petrel (showed very well 13.35 for around 10minutes before landing on the water and drifted up river on the tide), 250 Gannet (at least; several large flocks of around 40-50 up and down the river and gathering on the water; difficult to determine numbers with such movement but this would seem about right), 1 Great White Egret (flew across river from the Kent side), 47 Common Scoter (flocks of 17+ and 30+), 3 Red-breasted Merganser (redheads), 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Whimbrel, 11 Arctic Skua (at least), 1 Great Skua, 4 Mediterranean Gull, 8 Little Gull (5 juveniles/1st winters and 3 adults), 90 Kittiwake (several flocks of over 20 birds up river with most returning once the weather cleared), 6 Sandwich Tern, 1 Guillemot, 16 Razorbill [Steve Arlow]
1 Blackcap (male), 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (showy bird in bushes by end garden south of tennis courts, also may a foray over to the Secret Garden) [Steve Arlow]
1 Yellow-browed Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff [Bob Young]
1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Yellow-browed Warbler (Showing well at times), 2 Chiffchaff [Lee Ebbs]
Saturday 17 October 2026
5 Red-throated Diver, 3 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Gannet, 12 Pintail (4 + 8 upriver), 1 Common Scoter (drake upriver), 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 Mediterranean Gull, 15 Kittiwake, 3 auk sp. (large auks), 2 Guillemot (flew east), 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Meadow Pipit, 1 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 20 Chaffinch (several small flocks in off), 1 Reed Bunting (flew SW) [Neil Chambers]
1 Red-throated Diver (adult winter offshore), 1 Peregrine Falcon [Steve Arlow]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Mediterranean Gull (adult), 5 Sandwich Tern, 1 Short-eared Owl (over seall), 1 Kingfisher, 2 Stonechat, 1 Clouded Yellow [Steve Arlow]
66 Redwing (in small groups, west) [Paul Griggs]
Thursday 15 October 2026
1 Red-throated Diver, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Skylark, 10 Meadow Pipit, 1 Stonechat, 3 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 20 Chaffinch [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Water Rail (calling from lake), 1 Kingfisher (north end of usual ditch), 15 Skylark (1s and 2s SW), 100 Meadow Pipit (flew SW), 1 Grey Wagtail (flew SW), 1 Stonechat (male), 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 3 Chiffchaff, 1 Brambling (flew SW calling), 15 Linnet [Neil Chambers]
1 Little Egret, 1 Spoonbill (main lagoon ), 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 12 Avocet, 1 Grey Plover, 55 Lapwing, 2 Ruff, 1 Snipe, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Curlew, 1 Greenshank, 3 Skylark, 5 Meadow Pipit, 5 Stonechat (two pairs,one male ), 2 Redwing, 9 Cetti's Warbler (h), 2 Bearded Tit, 500 Starling (+), 1 Clouded Yellow [Jeff Kinnerman]
Wednesday 14 October 2026
1 Grey Wagtail [Angela Baldock]
1 Cattle Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 55 Pintail, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Ruff, 8 Black-tailed Godwit, 2 Stonechat, 15 Bearded Tit, 50 Linnet [Graham Oakes]
Tuesday 13 October 2026
4 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (crossing to Kent), 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Skylark, 2 Swallow, 2 Clouded Yellow [Paul Griggs, Bob Young]
Sunday 11 October 2026
6 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Gannet (juv flew east close in), 1 Water Rail (calling from lake), 3 Cetti's Warbler (singing), 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 3 Clouded Yellow, 2 Small White, 2 Wall Brown [Neil Chambers]
1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
4 Red-throated Diver (+), 3 Gannet, 1 Merlin (Came in off the sea), 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Stonechat, 1 Wheatear, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Small Copper [Marc Outten, Lee Ebbs]
Saturday 10 October 2026
5 Spoonbill, 30 Pintail, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Buzzard, 10 Ringed Plover, 5 Ruff, 3 Snipe [Mike Clarke]
2 Egyptian Goose, 2 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Skylark, 2 Meadow Pipit [Neil Chambers]
2 Gannet, 8 Common Scoter, 2 Arctic Skua, 10 Sandwich Tern [Mike Clarke]
1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Ring Ouzel (Female seen on footpath by electricity sub station.
), 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 3 Chiffchaff, 4 Migrant Hawker, 1 Clouded Yellow, 1 Red Admiral [Lee Ebbs]
2 Red-throated Diver, 5 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Arctic Skua, 1 Great Skua, 15 Sandwich Tern, 6 Swallow, 2 Chiffchaff [Lee Ebbs]
1 Grey Wagtail [Paul Griggs]
Friday 09 October 2026
1 Great White Egret, 1 Spoonbill, 2 Marsh Harrier (m&f), 1 Greenshank, 1 Stonechat (pair) [John Wright]
Thursday 08 October 2026
1 Redwing (1+ calling overhead) [John Wright]
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