Crowborough 28/10/2018 - 03/11/2018

03/11/2018
Very little birding done today, and certainly nothing to rival yesterday's amazing turnout. Nice and clear in the evening but the neighbours decided to have a bonfire and thus birding was out after nightfall.

My Garden:
Robin: 1
Blackbird: 3
House Sparrow: 2
Great Tit: 3
Blue Tit: 2
Siskin: 1


02/11/2018
The most exciting day this week so far - a Chiffchaff turned up, calling around my garden from various points, before moving on. Also, a superb passage of Meadow Pipits was recorded, with the lowest estimate being 70 birds, mostly headed South. Quality rather than quantity when it comes to individual species.

My Garden
Blackbird: 3
Blue Tit: 2
Black-headed Gull: 1
Magpie: 2
Chiffchaff: 1
Meadow Pipit: >70
Jackdaw: 40
Starling: 30
Siskin: 3

01/11/2018
Much the same, only a few Redwing to break things up...and a Long-tailed Tit.

My Garden
Blackbird: 2
Song Thrush: 2
Blue Tit: 3
House Sparrow: 6
Carrion Crow: 3
Jackdaw: 10
Starling: 40
Great Tit: 3
Coal Tit: 2
Long-tailed Tit: 1
Redwing: 3
Siskin: 2

31/10/2018
The usual monotony of patch birding continues...whilst coastal Sussex birders are finding Yellow-browed Warblers, a much wanted patch tick for me, and other things...

My Garden
Blackbird: 1
Robin: 1
Blue Tit: 4
House Sparrow: 8
Black-headed Gull: 1
Starling: 30
Jackdaw: 30
Herring Gull: 10
Siskin: 6

30/10/2018
Again, the same as yesterday. Nothing great, but I had a migratory Goldfinch over my garden.

Poundfield Footpath
Black-headed Gull: 10
Woodpigeon: 3
Magpie: 8
Carrion Crow: 3
Robin: 1
Blue Tit: 2

My Garden
Blackbird: 3 (male and two females/juveniles)
Robin: 1
Goldcrest: 2
Jackdaw: 4
Carrion Crow: 2
Woodpigeon: 3
Goldfinch: 1 (headed South high over)
Black-headed Gull: 1
Starling: 3
Collared Dove: 1
Magpie: 2

29/10/2018
Mostly garden birding today, but I did manage to walk the Poundfield Footpath. Nothing overly exciting, except the largest numbers of Black-headed Gulls this autumn so far.

Poundfield Footpath
Robin: 1
Blackbird: 1
Blue Tit: 2
Black-headed Gull: 30
Woodpigeon: 12
Redwing: 1 (on the fields)
Nuthatch: 1
Carrion Crow: 4

My Garden
Robin: 1 (singing)
Blackbird: 2 (male and female)
Goldcrest: 3 (calling)
Blue Tit: 1 (flew in around lunch time)
Great Tit: 1 (singing)
Jackdaw: 50 (good numbers, roosting count)
Starling: 80 (roosting count)
Siskin: 3

28/10/2018
No birding was done today, sadly, so there is nothing to report on.