June 21st
We were going to go ringing at Reculver this morning but it proved to be too windy so instead we walked along the seawall from Reculver to Coldharbour as well as walking inland. Birds we saw included 3 Turtle Doves, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Tufted Ducks, 1 Common Buzzard, 13 Swifts W, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Little Owl, 6 Shelduck, 2 Grey Herons, 6 Linnets, 2 Redshank, 4 Cormorants, 6 Oystercatchers, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Little Egrets, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Goldfinches, 7 Curlew W, 4 Turnstone, 1 Common Tern, 2 Mute Swans, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Mallard and 2 Ringed Plovers.

Ringed Plover - so far the local dog walkers have missed stepping on its nest

Derek Smith was also out this morning between 0500 and 0930 and walked from Shuart to the sea, along the seawall to Coldharbour and back along the Green Wall and the railway embankment. He recorded 1 Tufted Duck, 2 Shelduck, 1 Little Egret, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull W, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Common Terns, 1 Sandwich Tern, 12 Oystercatchers, 1 Curlew E, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Grey Partridges, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 88 Swifts W, 6 Chiffchaffs, 16 Whitethroats, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Blackcap, 41 Reed Warblers, 28 Sedge Warblers and 1 Cetti's Warbler.