September 14th
On a cool and blustery morning we ringed at one of our sheltered sites at Reculver where we saw 30 Chiffchaffs, 1 Coal Tit, 2 Sparrowhawks, 40 Blackcaps, 23 Goldcrests, 1 Willow Warbler, 19 Mute Swans, 10 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 8 Long-tailed Tits and 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Birds ringed 45: Goldcrest 12, Chiffchaff 8, Wren 1, Willow Warbler 1, Blackcap 23.

Male Goldcrest

After ringing we spent half an hour at the Towers but only saw 1 Curlew, 1 Arctic Skua E, 1 Sandwich Tern and 14 Meadow Pipits flying in off the sea.
Derek Smith walked from Reculver to Coldharbour between 0700 and 0830 and counted 8 Little Egrets, 42 Ringed Plovers, 26 Sanderling, 18 Sand Martins W and 3 Wheatears.
This afternoon Matt and Marion walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour where they had a seawatch. They saw 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 16 Chiffchaffs, 2 Goldcrests, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10 Sandwich Terns, 3 Little Terns, 1 Purple Sandpiper W, 1 immature male Eider, 1 Arctic Skua, 1 Gannet, 10 Great Skuas, 1 Common Tern, 1 Knot and 1 Kingfisher.