September 7th

On a warm morning we walked at Reculver and counted 1 Jay, 4 Chiffchaffs, 6 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Shoveler, 36 Gadwall, 70 Mallard, 3 Reed Warblers, 1 Teal, 12 Tufted Duck, 3 Mute Swans, 170 Coot, 2 Common Sandpipers, 9 Little Grebes, 1 Greenshank, 1 Kestrel, 2 Ruff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Willow Warblers, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard and 1 Raven.

Derek Smith was also out and walked from Shuart and along the embankment to Coldharbour and Plumpudding. He saw 1 male Marsh Harrier, 2 Peregrines, 1 Hobby, 1 Kestrel, 2 Sparrowhawks, 3 Common Buzzards, 113 Sandwich Terns W, 3 Mediterranean Gulls W, 9 Lapwings, 60 Ringed Plovers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 2 Curlew, 30 Swallows S, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 12 Cetti's Warblers, 6 Whitethroats, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Reed Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, 9 Chiffchaffs and 3 Firecrests. He also saw 5 Clouded Yellow butterflies along then embankment.

 September 6th

We spent an increasingly breezy and warm morning ringing at Shuart where we recorded 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Kestrel, 19 Swallows, 1 Golden Plover, 30 Blackcaps, 2 Whitethroats, 10 Chiffchaffs, 10 Willow Warblers, 12 Sedge Warblers, 10 Reed Warblers, 101 Greylag Geese, 2 Barnacle Geese, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Firecrests, 1 Sparrowhawk, 8 Long-tailed Tits and 1 Pied Flycatcher. We also saw a Clouded Yellow butterfly.

Birds ringed 75: Chiffchaff 7, Willow Warbler 7, Long-tailed Tits 2, Sedge Warblers 11, Blackcaps 25, Whitethroats 2, Reed Warblers 8, Robins 3, Great Tits 2, Blue Tits 3, Cetti's Warbler 1, Linnet 1, Chaffinch 1, Pied Flycatcher 1, Blackbird 1. 

This morning Dave Smith walked from Shuart to Plumpudding and Coldharbour and recorded 42 Greylag Geese, 2 Mute Swans, 2 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Coot, 19 Golden Plover, 18 Ringed Plovers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 4 Turnstone, 1 Knot, 6 Mediterranean Gulls, 7 Sandwich Terns, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Common Buzzards, 1 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrels, 4 Sedge Warblers, 7 Reed Warblers, 40 Swallows, 3 House Martins, 7 Willow warblers, 6 Chiffchaffs, 10 Blackcaps, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Firecrest, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 5 Yellow wagtails, 1 Meadow Pipit, 12 Chaffinches and 6 Corn Buntings.

 September 5th

On a beautiful morning we walked along the seawall from Reculver and counted 17 Sandwich Terns, 3 Swallows W, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Stonechats, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 7 Cormorants, 18 Linnets, 5 Little Egrets, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrels, 24 Mallard, 1 Redshank, 64 Bar-tailed Godwits flying E in three groups, 7 Sanderling, 3 Oystercatchers, 3 Ravens, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Corn Buntings and 1 Golden Plover. We also found 9 Wall Browns on the old Roman walls.

 September 4th

It was rainy this morning and we counted 10 Little Grebes, 9 Tufted Duck, 160 Coot, 65 Gadwall, 80 Mallard, 2 Wigeon, 3 Mute Swan, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 8 Swallows W and 1 Swift W.

Ruff

 September 3rd

At Reculver this morning we counted 4 Chiffchaffs, 4 Gadwall, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Swallow, 130 Coot, 10 Tufted Duck, 10 Little Grebes, 5 Mute Swans, 1 Ruff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Buzzards, 20 Mallard, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Grey Partridges, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Mediterranean Gull and 4 Swallows.

 September 2nd

We spent another morning ringing at Shuart and saw 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Ravens, 2 Grey Herons, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 24 Blackcaps, 30 Sedge Warblers, 25 Reed Warblers, 8 Whitethroats, 7 Willow Warblers, 70 Swallows, 10 House Martins, 2 Mediterranean Gulls and 1 Kestrel.

Birds ringed 90: Wren 1, Willow Warbler 6, Chiffchaff 1, Cetti's Warbler 3, Sedge Warbler 27, Reed Warbler 20, Blue Tit 4, Blackcap 21, Whitethroat 5, Robin 1, Blackbird 1.

 September 1st

We spent the morning ringing at Shuart where we saw 1 Grey Heron, 15 Whitethroats, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Grey Wagtails W, 1 Hobby, 4 Willow Warblers, 15 Sedge Warblers, 20 Reed Warblers, 35 Blackcaps, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Grasshopper Warblers, 2 Sparrowhawks, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Firecrest, 4 Swallows, 1 Great White Egret W (175th) and 2 Common Buzzards.

Birds ringed 81: Wren 1, Willow Warbler 2, Lesser Whitethroat 2, Robin 4, Whitethroat 9, Blackcap 30, Reed Warbler 18, Sedge Warbler 12, Cetti's Warbler 1, Grasshopper Warbler 2.

Lesser Whitethroat

Matt visited Reculver during the afternoon where he counted 6 Wigeon, 12 Tufted Duck, 39 Gadwall, 4 Little Grebes, 136 Coot, 62 Golden Plovers, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Ruff, 2 Teal, 80 Mallard and 1 Little Egret.

 August 31st

After overnight thunderstorms Anne and I walked at Reculver and recorded 2 Common Buzzards, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 135 Coot, 5 Mute Swans, 2 Shoveler, 2 Common Sandpipers, 67 Gadwall, 10 Little Grebes, 4 Tufted Duck, 10 Mallard, 2 Teal, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Swallows W, 1 Arctic Skua, 50 Sandwich Terns and 12 Whimbrel.

On a warm afternoon Matt and Marion walked from Shuart to Chamber's Wall and on to Reculver. They counted 180 Sandwich Terns, 150 Common Terns, 27 Whimbrel, 100 Ringed Plovers, 15 Sanderling, 25 Turnstone, 3 Dunlin, 1 Arctic Skua, 18 Black Terns, 450 Black-headed Gulls, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Little Tern, 1 Knot, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Wheatear.

 August 30th

On a sunny morning we walked at Reculver where we counted 1 Common Buzzard, 3 Mute Swans, 138 Coot, 10 Tufted Duck, 30 Gadwall, 4 Little Grebes, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Chiffchaff, 100 Mallard, 2 Grey Herons, 1 Little Egret, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Long-tailed Tits and 1 Kestrel.

 August 29th

This morning we had a walk at Reculver and saw 7 Red-legged Partridges, 1 Common Buzzard, 3 Chiffchaffs, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 6 Mute Swans, 4 Robins, 1 Hobby, 52 Gadwall, 180 Mallard, 110 Coot, 4 Little Grebes, 7 Tufted Duck, 2 Greenshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel and 1 Swallow.

Matt was also out and walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back along the Green Wall. Birds he saw included 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Willow Warblers, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 2 Whitethroats, 2 Stonechats, 1 Wheatear, 16 Swallows, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 7 Corn Buntings, 4 Little Egrets, 1 Tree Pipit and 1 Sparrowhawk. Later at Reculver bushes he saw 1 Pied Flycatcher and 1 Tree Pipit.

 August 28th

On a sunny morning with the tide out we walked along the seawall from Reculver and counted 5 Redshank, 5 Little Egrets, 9 Stonechats, 2 Turnstone, 1 Wheatear, 3 Ravens flying W along the shore, 9 Cormorants, 2 Grey Herons, 7 Swallows W, 2 Dunlin, 1 Ringed Plover, 6 Mallard, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, 6 Whitethroats, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 22 Golden Plover, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Curlew, 1 Oystercatcher and 6 Goldfinches.

Derek Smith was out between 0600 and 1030 and walked from Shuart along the railway embankment and back via Coldharbour and Plumpudding. He counted 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Herons, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Marsh Harrier, 42 Turnstone, 4 Dunlin, 1 Knot, 1 Common Sandpiper, 185 Black-headed Gulls, 22 Sandwich Terns, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 135 Swallows W, 15 House Martins W,  1 Yellow Wagtail W, 1 Grey Wagtail W, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 3 Ravens W, 25 Robins, 15 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 29 Whitethroats, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 9 Reed Warblers, 4 Sedge Warblers and 8 Chiffchaffs.

Pied Flycatcher - Derek Smith

 August 27th

With thunder and rain threatening, Dave Smith arrived at Reculver early and saw 10 Grey Partridges, 1 Snipe, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 20 Sandwich Terns, 2 Marsh Harriers, 1 Sedge Warbler, 4 Reed Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Whitethroats, 2 Pied Flycatchers, 1 Wheatear, 2 Whinchats and 2 Yellow Wagtails.

Pied Flycatcher - Dave Smith

 August 26th

The threatened thunderstorms did not quite reach Reculver overnight and there were only a few drops of rain. It was very quiet as we walked along the seawall this morning and all we saw were 17 Sandwich Terns, 3 Stonechats, 3 Redshank, 12 Mallard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, 10 Cormorants, 11 Dunlin and 1 Mediterranean Gull.

Later in the morning, Matt walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back along the Green Wall. He recorded 7 Reed Warblers, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Whinchat, 7 Willow Warblers, 3 Sedge Warblers, 2 Stonechats, 27 Corn Buntings, 1 Knot (174th), 19 Sandwich Terns, 1 Little Egret, 6 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Wheatear, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 9 Swallows, 3 Whitethroats, 105 Linnets, 2 Grey Herons, 1 Pied Flycatcher and 10 Common Buzzards. After this they walked from Brooksend to Plumpudding and counted 8 Wheatears and 4 Whinchats.

Knot - Matt Hindle

 

Pied Flycatcher - Matt Hindle

 August 25th

On a sunny morning with a moderate ENE wind blowing Matt seawatched at Reculver between 0600 and 0745. He counted 368 Sandwich Terns flying E, 4 Gannets, 2E and 2W, 43 Common Scoter, 35 E and 8W, 2 Mediterranean Gulls E, 33 Common Terns E, 50 Teal W, 1 male Pochard E, 1 Black Tern E, 1 Shoveler E, 3 Wigeon W and 3 Common Sandpipers. After this we walked inland and saw 1 Grey Heron, 3 Mute Swans, 9 Little Grebes, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Raven, 8 Gadwall, 124 Coot, 5 Tufted Duck, 2 Kestrels, 1 Wheatear, 108 Mallard and 1 Whimbrel E. 

 August 24th

With a moderate easterly wind blowing Matt had a quick look at the sea and counted 9 Sandwich Terns, 250 Black-headed Gulls, 11 Swallows, 1 Egyptian Goose E, 1 Common Scoter W, 1 Black Tern W (173rd) and 1 Little Egret. After this we walked inland and saw 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 110 Coot, 3 Mute Swans, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Green Sandpipers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Meadow Pipits, 10 Little Grebes, 9 Corn Buntings, 2 Whitethroats, 158 Mallard, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Raven, 1 Little Egret and 1 Mediterranean Gull.