August 30th

With a fresh NE wind blowing we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 3 Swallows, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Turtle Doves, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 9 Yellow Wagtails, 11 Goldfinches, 3 Mallard, 8 Redshank, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, 9 Dunlin, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Chiffchaff, 15 Linnets and 20 Golden Plovers.

Two distant Turtle Doves still at Chamber's Wall

Dave Smith was out at 0548 in the Minnis Bay and Plumpudding areas for nearly three hours. He saw 3 Mute Swans, 9 Mallard, 4 Teal, 2 Little Grebes, 3 Turtle Doves, 47 Oystercatchers, 1 Grey Plover, 30 Golden Plovers, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 7 Dunlin, 1 Greenshank, 1 Redshank, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 6 Great Black-backed Gulls, 2 Grey Herons, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher, 3 Swallows, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Pied Flycatcher, 1 Common Redstart, 2 Whinchats, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 1 Pied Wagtail.