September 12th
Matt spent most of the day birding on the Marsh starting at Shuart this morning and recording 14 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Pied Wagtails, 5 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Reed Warblers, 4 Sedge Warblers, 2 Whitethroats, 17 Swallows, 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Sparrowhawks, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Skylarks and 1 House Martin.
Later he walked along the cliffs from Reculver and returned inland. He saw 5 Common Buzzards, 3 Kestrels, 10 Pied Wagtails, 34 Meadow Pipits, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 11 Whinchats, 1 Wheatear, 6 Stonechats, 4 Grey Partridges, 1 Little Owl, 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Marsh Harrier W, 1 Garden Warbler and 1 Reed Warbler.
After lunch he walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back along the Green Wall and recorded 2 Kestrels, 3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Yellow Wagtail, 300 Starlings, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Wheatear, 26 Ringed Plovers, 10 Sanderlings, 3 Dunlin, 1 Stonechats, 3 Whitethroats, 14 Golden Plovers, 2 Whinchats, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Spotted Flycatcher, 1 Common Redstart and 1 Marsh Harrier.

Reed Warbler