September 11th
The overnight rain had just cleared away and it was a lovely sunny morning as we walked along the seawall from Reculver. We counted 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Common Buzzard, 12 Cormorants, 3 Wheatears, 4 Grey Herons, 23 Mallard, 7 Redshank, 18 Swallows W, 8 Little Egrets, 8 Turnstone, 1 Greenshank, 3 Kestrels, 9 Sandwich Terns, 12 Linnets, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Stonechats, 2 Sedge Warblers, 3 Whitethroats, 6 Corn Buntings, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Kingfisher and 1 Sparrowhawk.
September 10th
We spent a sunny but increasingly windy morning ringing at one of our sites at Shuart. During the morning we saw 1 Spotted Redshank, 45 Lapwings, 3 Grey Wagtails W, 5 Willow Warblers, 12 Chiffchaffs, 15 Sedge Warblers, 8 Reed Warblers, 30 Blackcaps, 8 Whitethroats, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Hobby, 13 Swallows, 1 Snipe, 1 Sparrowhawk and 1 Common Buzzard.
Birds ringed 54: Willow Warbler 3, Chiffchaff 2, Blackcap 24, Sedge Warbler 10, Cetti's Warber 2, Reed Warbler 5, Whitethroat 5, Lesser Whitethroat 1, Blue Tit 1, Blackbird 1.
September 9th
On a bright morning with a moderate westerly wind blowing we a couple of hours at Reculver where we had a disappointing seawatch. We counted 4 Arctic Skuas W, 2 Dunlins W, 4 Swallows W, 3 Black Terns E, 20 Sandwich Terns E, 1 large auk E, 5 Common Scoter W, 4 Wigeon W, 1 Redshank W and 1 Little Egret E.
September 8th
On a wet morning with a light westerly wind blowing we met Matt at Minnis Bay for a two hour seawatch. We counted 60 Sandwich Terns, 45E, 15W, 98 Common Terns, 84E, 14W, 1 Little Egret, 1 Curlew, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Gannet W, 4 Mediterranean Gull W, 3 Turnstone and 2 Bar-tailed Godwits.
Recently we received information about a first year Whitethroat we ringed at Shuart on 23rd August. It had been controlled at Sandwich Bay Bird Observatory on 1st September and had flown 12 km SE.
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 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 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.
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