August 16th

I was out later than normal this morning not arriving at Chamber's Wall until 1030. It was overcast but still warm as I walked up to Coldharbour and I even got soaked in ten minute shower as I walked back. The best bird I saw was the fresh juvenile Black-tailed Godwit still in Coldharbour that looks as if it is probably an "islandica" bird. 

Juvenile Black-tailed Godwit

Other birds I saw included 12 Goldfinches, 1 Swallow, 4 Linnets, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker flying along the railway line, 3 Whitethroats, 2 Reed Warblers, 1 Stonechat, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Coot, 4 Pied Wagtails, 6 Redshank, 1 Grey Plover, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Sedge Warbler. 

Dave Smith was out in the Minnis Bay and Plumpudding area for almost three hours from 0545. He recorded 12 Red-legged Partridges, 3 Turtle Doves, 6 Oystercatchers, 2 Ringed Plovers, 1 Curlew, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Redshank, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Yellow-legged Gull, 1 Gannet, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Kestrels, 1 Hobby, 27 Swallows W, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 21 Whitethroats, 11 Yellow Wagtails and 8 Corn Buntings.