August 5th

On a wet morning Matt walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and counted 12 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 15 Whitethroats, 14 Reed Warblers, 10 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 15 Shelduck, 5 Avocets, 8 Common Sandpipers, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 1 Dunlin, 13 Great Black-backed Gulls, 7 Little Egrets, 3 Redshank, 2 Grey Herons, 8 Common Terns W, 2 Stonechats, 12 Sedge Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Wheatear and 1 Whinchat.

This morning we received the history of the colour ringed Medterranean Gull that Matt photographed at Minnis Bay on 31st July. It had been ringed as a third year bird at Hardenhoek, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands on 18th May 2021. In the intervening period it had also been seen in Belgium, The Netherlands, France as well as the UK.