September 2nd

The early morning mist cleared quickly and left a mainly sunny morning as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour. We counted 7 Cetti's Warblers, 7 Reed Warblers, 4 Whitethroats, 10 Chiffchaffs, 6 Willow Warblers, 2 Blackcaps, 9 Sedge Warblers, 10 Goldfinches, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Common Sandpipers, 6 Redshank, 6 Oystercatchers, 2 Sandwich Terns, 1 Little Egret, 12 Teal, 1 Mediterranean Gull and 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

Derek Smith was also out between 0600 and 0930 and walked from Minnis Bay to Plumpudding and back along the embankment. He saw 5 Little Egrets, 3 Grey Herons, 1 Marsh Harrier, 36 Sandwich Terns E, 2 Common Terns, 2 Greenshank, 12 Dunlin, 1 Short-eared Owl at the Shuart crossing, 1 Wheatear, 18 Swallows, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Grey Wagtail, 7 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 5 Whitethroats, 8 Lesser Whitethroats, 9 Reed Warblers, 18 Sedge Warblers, 14 Chiffchaffs and 3 Willow Warblers.