August 5th

On a sunny but breezy morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour where the tide was out and on to the Oyster Farm lagoons. We counted 4 Willow Warblers, 16 Goldfinches, 2 Chaffinches, 18 Linnets, 2 Mute Swans, 6 House Martins, 7 Whitethroats, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Reed Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Kestrels, 2 Sedge Warblers, 9 Little Egrets, 2 Oystercatchers, 9 Turnstone, 12 Ringed Plovers, 1 Common Buzzard, the first 15 Golden Plover of the autumn, 1 Greenshank and 1 Coot.

This afternoon Matt walked from Shuart to Plumpudding lagoon and counted 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Common Sandpiper, 21 Sandwich Terns, 1 Common Tern, 220 Black-headed Gulls, 4 Whimbrel and 2 Whitethroats.