August 28th
It was overcast and calm with the tide out this morning as we completed our regular walk from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm. We saw 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Reed Warblers, 53 Linnets, 5 Sedge Warblers, 71 Mallard, 3 Whitethroats, 17 Redshank, 2 Tufted Duck, 8 Ringed Plovers, 2 Little Egrets, 3 Grey Herons, 12 Oystercatchers, 9 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Snipe, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Common Buzzard, 65 Carrion Crows, 1 Curlew, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 2 Turnstone, 6 Goldfinches, 5 Swallows W, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker and 76 Golden Plovers.
At Reculver this afternoon Chris Tedder recorded 4 Whinchats, 5 Stonechats, 2 Wheatears, 1 Corn Bunting, 8 Little Egrets, 6 Grey Herons, 2 Common Sandpipers, 3 Green Sandpipers, 47 Mallard, 7 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Sandwich Tern and 3 Ruff at the outflow at Reculver.