August 24th

We walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back around the Green Wall. The best bird of the morning was a female/immature Garganey (177th) that was disturbed from a pool out on the Marshes by a tractor together with 45 Mallard. Other birds we saw included 1 Wheatear, 17 Linnets, 2 Kestrels, 18 Swallows, 2 Reed Warblers, 1 Greenshank, 12 Redshank, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 9 Dunlin, 45 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Ringed Plovers, 43 Goldfinches and 1 Willow Warbler.

Matt birded at Reculver this morning and saw 23 Sandwich Tern flying E, 2 Arctic Skuas, 4 Common Scoter E, 2 Common Terns W, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Curlew, 1 Golden Plover, 2 Whitethroats, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Sandpiper, 20 Sand Martins and 3 Whinchats.

This afternoon Matt walked from Shuart to Plumpudding and recorded 4 Wheatears, 1 Peregrine, 30 Dunlin, 20 Sanderling, 80 Ringed Plovers and 1 female Common Redstart.