September 27th
It was another wonderful morning as we arrived at Chamber's Wall for our walk to Coldharbour and then on to the Oyster Farm It became immediately apparent that there had been another arrival of Chiffchaffs overnight with most being seen in the Hog's Fennel and bushes by the seawall. On our return an hour later most birds had moved on. We counted 72 but my guess is that there were twice as many as that.
Other birds we saw were 2 Grey Herons, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 8 Stonechats, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Swallow, 32 Mallard, 1 Coot, 6 Oystercatchers, 84 Linnets, 1 Snow Bunting, 37 Meadow Pipits, 21 Corn Buntings, 35 Reed Buntings, 1 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 3 Ringed Plovers, 8 Skylarks, 1 Whinchat and 1 Green Woodpecker.

Snow Bunting

Corn Buntings

Derek Smith was out at Shuart and the embankment between 0730 and 1100 and recorded 3 Siskins W, 4 Pied Wagtails W, 2 Grey Wagtails W, 12 Meadow Pipits W, 16 Skylarks N, 80 House Martins W, 60 Chiffchaffs, 17 Blackcaps, 3 Reed Warblers and 4 Cetti's Warblers.
Amongst other birds Chris Tedder saw on a short walk along the seawall this afternoon were 1 Grey Plover, 10 Stonechats, 8 Corn Buntings, 1 Short-eared Owl and 5 Sandwich Terns. She also saw a Clouded Yellow butterfly.

Grey Plover