September 27th
We spent the morning ringing south of the railway where we saw 3 Grey Herons, 1 Goldcrest, 10 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Grey Partridge, 15 Meadow Pipits, 1 Snipe, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Common Buzzard, 27 Skylarks, 2 Blackcaps, 43 Linnets, 40 Reed Buntings, 4 Lapwings W, 16 Blue Tits, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel and 1 Yellow Wagtail.

Birds ringed 31: Wren 1, Chiffchaff 2, Linnet 1, Reed Bunting 18, Cetti's Warbler 1, Blackcap 2, Blue Tit 2, Great Tit 1, Dunnock 3.

There were also 2 Coal Tits in our garden at Bishopstone this morning.
After lunch we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and then back along the Green Wall. We saw a good range of species including 2 Kestrels, 28 Chiffchaffs, 5 Robins, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Siskin, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Firecrests, 1 juvenile Ruff, 1 Tree Pipit, 1 Redshank, 3 Rock Pipits, 12 Gannets, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Stonechat, 2 Sandwich Terns, 3 "continental" Song Thrushes, 1 Swallow and 2 Goldcrests.

Juvenile Ruff

 

Tree Pipit