August 12th

We spent another morning ringing on the Marshes, this time south of the railway. We saw 1 Greenshank flying W, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Golden Plover, 2 Jays, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Grey Herons, 2 Willow Warblers, 15 Reed Warblers, 5 Sedge Warblers, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 20 Whitethroats, 8 Reed Buntings, 1 female Common Redstart, 11 Linnets, 8 Goldfinches, 1 Kestrel and 1 Common Buzzard.

Birds ringed 34: Willow Warbler 2, Reed Warbler 13, Sedge Warbler 4, Reed Bunting 2, Whitethroat 11, Robin1 , Dunnock 1.

This afternoon Matt and Marion walked to Coldharbour and saw a pale phase Arctic Skua flying W (171st),  3 Stonechats, 1 adult male and 2 juveniles, 1 Whinchat, 4 Whitethroats, 20 Swallows, 40 Ringed Plovers, 28 Turnstone, 6 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 1 Gannet flying E, 2 Sandwich Terns, 3 Yellow Wagtails and 4 Grey Herons in high off the sea from the NE.