August 15th

On an overcast and humid morning we walked along the seawall from Reculver to Coldharbour avoiding any rain yet again. We saw 21 Sandwich Terns E, 3 Pied Wagtails, 1 Green Woodpecker, 7 Little Egrets, 1 Wheatear, 12 Cormorants, 31 Swallows W, 5 Stonechats, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Whitethroats, 17 Ringed Plovers, 8 Golden Plovers, 3 Gannets, 4 Reed Warblers, 3 Oystercatchers, 1 juvenile Knot feeding in Coldharbour lagoon, 3 Common Sandpipers, 1 Rock Pipit, 3 Turnstone and 6 Sand Martins.

Juvenile Knot

Derek Smith was also out this morning between 0600 and 0930 and walked from Shuart, along the embankment to Chamber's Wall and Coldharbour before returning via Plumpudding. He counted 3 Little Egrets, 6 Sandwich Terns E, 2 Common Sandpipers and 2 Pied Flycatchers on the embankment east of the Chamber's Wall crossing. He also saw 2 Yellow Wagtails, 34 Reed Warblers, 28 Sedge Warblers, 36 Whitethroats, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Willow Warblers and 1 Chiffchaff.