August 25th

We spent a cooler morning ringing at Shuart where we saw Garden Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher (174th), 8 Red-legged Partridges, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 6 Blackcaps, 4 Whitethroats, 20 Reed Warblers, 10 Sedge Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Spotted Redshank calling as it flew S, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Greylag Geese, 1 Canada Goose, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 8 Lapwings, 2 Greenfinches, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 15 Swallows.

Birds ringed 40: Long-tailed Tit 1, Garden Warbler 1, Spotted Flycatcher 1, Reed Warbler 16, Blackcap 5, Sedge Warbler 10, Goldfinch 1, Whitethroat 4, Blackbird 1.

Spotted Flycatcher

This afternoon we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Whitethroat, 5 Common Buzzards, 3 Lapwings, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Redshank, 4 Avocets, 59 Oystercatchers, 22 Sandwich Terns, 5 Black Terns, 21 Common Terns, 4 Shelduck, 5 Whimbrel, 36 Turnstone, 15 Ringed Plovers, 1 Sanderling, 10 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Gannets, 1 Little Stint flying over with a mixed flock of Ringed Plovers and Turnstone (175th), 3 Dunlins, 3 Knot and 1 Peregrine.