August 27th

The morning began cloudy but the sun soon came out as we completed a ringing session on the Marsh south of the railway. Birds we saw included 1 Tree Pipit flying W, 59 Golden Plover, 1 Dotterel flying W and calling, 19 Ringed Plover flying SW, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 4 Curlew, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 8 Whitethroats, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Mallard, 1 male Peregrine, 25 Reed Warblers, 16 Sedge Warblers, 2 Dunlin and 1 Kestrel.

Birds ringed 44: Wren 2, Willow Warbler 2, Reed Warbler 19, Sedge Warbler 12, Grasshopper Warbler 1, Whitethroat 6, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Blackbird 1.

First year Sedge Warbler

Grasshopper Warbler

While we were ringing Marc Heath was out between 0600 and 0900 walking from Reculver to Chamber's Wall. He counted 2 Grey Herons, 9 Little Egrets, 4 Oystercatchers, 7 Redshank, 13 Turnstone, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Whimbrel, 6 Sandwich Terns, 8 Dunlin, 70 Ringed Plovers, 21 Mallard, 3 Common Sandpipers, 3 Whitethroats, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 14 Corn Buntings, 4 Reed Buntings, 56 Sanderling, 8 Linnets, 2 Pheasants, 3 Curlew, 51 Golden Plovers, 5 Reed Warblers, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Swallows, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Kingfisher and 1 juvenile Shag.

Matt and Marion were out in the rain this afternoon and walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and recorded 18 Sandwich Terns, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Whimbrel flying W, 6 Turnstone, 25 Ringed Plovers, 13 Sanderling, 1 Spotted Redshank (175th) on beach then flying W calling, 4 Swift flying E and 3 Black Terns flying W.