September 3rd
We spent the morning ringing at Shuart where we saw 4 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Jay, 2 Sparrowhawks, 100 Linnets, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 16 Sedge Warblers, 10 Reed Warblers, 8 Blackcaps, 9 Whitethroats, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Whinchats, 1 Cetti's Warblers, 21 Swallows and 19 House Martins flying S, 2 Kestrels, 20 Goldfinches and 2 Willow Warblers.

Birds ringed 50: Chiffchaff 1, Willow Warbler 2, Wren 1, Blackcap 5, Grasshopper Warbler 1, Reed Warbler 6, Robin 2, Sedge Warbler 11, Linnet 4, Goldfinch 3, Lesser Whitethroat 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Reed Bunting 2, Chaffinch 1, Whitethroat 6, Greenfinch 1.

Grasshopper Warbler

This afternoon we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back along the Green Wall. We recorded 6 Common Buzzards, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Whitethroats, 42 Oystercatchers, 25 Swallows W, 6 Sand Martins W, 29 Sandwich Terns, 7 Wheatears, 90 Ringed Plovers, 26 Sanderling, 30 Dunlin, 20 Turnstone, 2 Whinchats, 2 Stonechats, 3 Chiffchaffs and 1 Yellow Wagtail.