July 27th

On another warm and sunny morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 8 Goldfinches, 1 Swallow, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Heron, 9 Little Egrets, 6 Avocets, 6 Oystercatchers, 3 Redshank, 2 Common Terns, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, 2 Turnstone, 6 Linnets, 5 Sedge Warblers, 2 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroats, 1 Common Buzzard and 7 Sand Martins.

Returning adult Turnstone

 Derek Smith was also out at Shuart at 0530 and walked to Coldharbour and Plumpudding in four hours. He counted 10 Little Egrets, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Sandwich Terns E, 8 Turnstone, 1 summer plumaged Golden Plover, 19 Ringed Plovers, 4 Common Sandpipers, 5 Avocets, 7 Redshank and 37 Sanderling and 7 Dunlin at Minnis Bay. He also saw 9 Cetti's Warblers, 15 Sedge Warblers, 33 Reed Warblers, 48 Whitethroats, 5 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Willow Warblers, 13 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps and 2 Corn Buntings.