September 6th
With a fresh NW wind blowing this morning it was a toss up as to whether we went to the Towers for a seawatch or ringing at Shuart. We chose Shuart where we saw 1 Raven, 1 Garden Warbler, 26 Blackcaps, 1 Firecrest, 26 Siskins W, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Marsh Harrier, 15 Swallows, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Kingfisher, 15 House Martins, 1 Jay, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Hobby and 1 Green Woodpecker.

Birds ringed: Wren 3, Blue Tit 2, Blackcap 13, Garden Warbler 1, Reed Warbler 1, Dunnock 4, Blackbird 3.

This morning at Grenham Bay Terry Wilson recorded 25 Turnstone, 12 Ringed Plovers, 1 Little Egret, 20 Siskins W and 1 Wheatear.
During the afternoon Matt covered most of the western half of the area and counted 3 Jays, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Chiffchaffs, 5 Whitethroats, 14 Siskin, 1 Goldcrest, 3 Common Buzzards, 3 Kestrels, 3 Willow Warblers, 5 Grey Herons, 3 Reed Warblers, 4 Grey Partridges, 7 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Blackcap, 2 Kingfishers, 1 Little Egrets, 6 Sandwich Terns, 24 Golden Plovers, 2 Dunlin, 2 Wheatears, 1 Teal, 1 Whinchat, 1 Sparrowhawk and 22 Common Scoters.
This evening Dave Smith found a Snow Bunting running about on the promenade at Bishopstone. This is the earliest record for the area beating 16th September in 1972 and 73 by ten days.