August 9th

There was a pleasant easterly breeze this morning although it remained very warm on our walk from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour. Birds we counted included 1 Swallow, 13 Yellow Wagtails, 7 Sedge Warblers, 16 Goldfinches, 10 Reed Warblers, 4 Whitethroats, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Dunlin, 4 Redshank, 51 Linnets, 2 Corn Buntings, 3 Pied Wagtails, 11 Oystercatchers, 1 Curlew, 11 Whimbrel, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Cetti's Warblers and 7 Mute Swans.

Whimbrel at Coldharbour