August 19th

We spent an increasingly breezy morning ringing at Reculver where we saw 2 Sparrowhawks, 19 Coot, 2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebes, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 9 Teal, 45 Mallard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Common Buzzard, 16 Sand Martins, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Tufted Ducks, 23 Swallows, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Marsh Harrier, 6 Shoveler, 1 Whitethroat, 10 Reed Warblers and 1 Kestrel.

Birds ringed 15: Willow Warbler 4, Chiffchaff 1, Reed Warbler 4, Blackcap 2, Whitethroat 1, Sedge Warbler 1, Robin 1, Garden Warbler 1.

Willow Warbler - Matt Hindle

Dave Smith was out at 0545 and in four hours walked from Shuart to Minnis Bay and Plumpudding. His highlights included 7 Shelduck, 4 Teal W, 1 Little Grebe, 43 Ringed Plovers, 2 Whimbrel, 1 Curlew, 1 Turnstone, 2 Sanderling, 11 Dunlin, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 7 Redshank, 8 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Common Gull, 3 Great Black-backed Gulls, 1 Sandwich Tern, 3 Little Egrets, 2 Marsh Harriers, 1 Common Buzzard, 5 Willow Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Lesser Whitethroats, 15 Whitethroats, 1 Pied Flycatcher (171st) and 4 Yellow Wagtails.

This afternoon Matt and Marion walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 3 Willow Warblers, 10 Swallows, 7 Redshank, 1 juvenile male Ruff (172nd), 4 Common Sandpipers, 25 Sanderling, 2 Greenshank, 25 Dunlin, 135 Ringed Plovers, 9 Shelduck, 30 Sandwich Terns, 4 Common Terns, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Wheatear, 2 Common Buzzards and 1 Marsh Harrier.

Juvenile male Ruff - Matt Hindle

Wheatear - Matt Hindle