July 22nd
On a beautiful summer's morning we had an excellent ringing session at Shuart. During our time there we counted 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Willow Warbler, 28 Greylag Geese, 2 Grey Herons, 2 Chiffchaffs, 40 Goldfinches, 4 Blackcaps, 1 juvenile Marsh Harrier, 45 Reed Warblers, 2 Sedge Warblers, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Common Buzzards, 10 Linnets, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Grasshopper Warblers, 2 Whitethroats, 10 Greenfiches and 2 Cetti's Warblers.

Birds ringed 67: Chiffchaff 2, Wren 3, Reed Warbler 22, Blackcap 2, Sedge Warbler 1, Goldfinch 21, Blue Tit 1, Linnet 1, Reed Bunting 3, Great Tit 1, Grasshopper Warbler 2, Whitethroat 2, Greenfinch 2, Song Thrush 1, Blackbird 2, Great Spotted Woodpecker 1.

Grasshopper Warbler

After I got home the local Herring Gulls were frantically alarm calling for over an hour but we couldn't see what was causing the fuss until, by luck, I was looking out of our window at 1330 and a huge, Gyr-sized Falcon, flew over. I couldn't see any colour against the bright sky but it is obviously an escaped bird. I'm pretty certain I saw it in similar circumstances a couple of weeks ago.
This evening Matt and Marion walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back along the Green Wall. They saw 38 Turnstones, 6 Sanderling, 3 Common Sandpipers, 19 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 3 Little Egrets, 1 adult Common Gull, 9 Ringed Plovers, 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Grey Herons, 1 Turtle Dove and 1 Golden Plover.