Saturday 27 August 2016

August 27th
This morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour where we found the Baird's Sandpiper still present. Other birds we saw included 2 Linnets, 12 Goldfinches, 3 Turtle Doves, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Willow Warbler, 4 Whitethroats, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Golden Plover, 3 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 8 Dunlin, 1 Little Stint, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 42 Ringed Plovers, 5 Turnstone, 5 Gannets, 1 Fulmar, 10 Cormorants, 1 Grey Heron, 9 Teal and 1 Little Egret.

Curlew Sandpiper

Little Stint

 


Derek Smith was also out this morning from 0630 to 1030 and walked from Shuart to Plumpudding and then along the railway embankment. He saw 6 Sandwich Terns E, 2 Whimbrel E, 48 Ringed Plovers E, 16 Dunlin E, 12 Sanderling E, 2 Marsh Harriers, 1 Hobby W, 4 Whinchats, 3 Willow Warblers, 8 Yellow Wagtails, 9 Whitethroats and 1 Lesser Whitethroat.

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