August 23rd

We spent a breezy morning ringing at our more sheltered site at Reculver and saw 2 Jays, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Sand Martins, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 12 Blackcaps, 12 Whitetroats, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Sparrowhawks, 6 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, 7 Reed Warblers, 6 Long-tailed Tits, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Mallard, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

Birds ringed 26: Willow Warbler 2, Chiffchaff 3, Blackcap 7, Whitethroat 7, Garden Warbler 1, Blue Tit 1, Reed Warbler 2, Goldfinch 1, Robin 1, Lesser Whitethroat 1.

Garden Warbler

This afternoon we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and sat on the beach for a couple of hours. We counted 6 Yellow Wagtails, 57 Sandwich Terns, 3 Dunlin, 45 Sanderling, 75 Ringed Plovers, 16 Turnstone, 18 Knot W, 2 Gannets W, 48 Swallows W, 120 Oystercatchers, 1 Little Tern, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Wheatear, 3 Common Terns, 14 Whimbrel W and 2 Cetti's Warblers.

Little Tern

Juvenile Turnstone