August 5th
We spent a pleasant morning ringing at Shuart where we saw 4 Common Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 17 Mallard, 6 Linnets, 4 Willow Warblers, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 15 Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 7 Goldfinches, 10 Corn Buntings, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 6 Greenfinches, 45 Reed Warblers, 4 Sedge Warblers, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Siskin, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Turtle Dove. We also found 2 Migrant Hawkers.

Willow Warbler

Lesser Whitethroat

On a very warm afternoon we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour where we sat on the beach for a while. We saw 1 Common Buzzard, 5 Whitethroats, 7 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret, 23 Turnstone, 10 Oystercatchers, 4 Common Terns, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 6 Ringed Plovers, 8 Sanderling, 1 Whimbrel, 60 Sandwich Terns W, 4 Yellow Wagtails and 1 Dunlin.