August 20th

We spent another morning ringing at Shuart where it appeared the majority of yesterday's birds had moved on overnight. We saw 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Jays, 5 Willow Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Grey Heron, 6 Whitethroats, 10 Reed Warblers, 8 Sedge Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Ravens, 14 Swallows, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 150 Black-headed Gulls flying SW.

 Birds ringed 26: Willow Warbler 2, Wren 2, Blackcap 1, Whitethroat 3, Reed Warbler 6, Sedge Warbler 6, Blue Tit 1, Great Tit 1, Reed Bunting 1, Cetti's Warbler 1, Blackbird 2.

This evening Matt and Marion walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and counted 12 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, 14 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 4 Sandwich Terns, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Hobby, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Wheatears, 1 female Mallard with 8 very small ducklings and 8 Yellow Wagtails.