July 1st

We spent an increasingly windy but sunny morning ringing on the Marsh south of the railway. We didn't see a great deal but the highlight was catching a locally bred juvenile Stonechat. Other birds we saw included 2 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Swift, 7 Sedge Warblers, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Whitethroats, 6 Goldfinches, 2 Kestrels, 1 Corn Bunting and 4 Sand Martins.

Birds ringed 13: Whitethroat 4, Sedge Warbler 5, Stonechat 1, Great Tit 1, Blackbird 2.

Juvenile Stonechat

This afternoon we walked inland at Reculver and saw 16 Tufted Duck, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Little Egret, 2 Pied Wagtail, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Sand Martins, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 Jay.