July 28th
At last a change in the weather after last night's thunderstorms and rain. This morning we walked from Minnis Bay to Reculver in cooler conditions with a freshening south west wind and saw 16 Whimbrel W, 17 Little Egrets, 13 Common Terns W, 3 Redshank, 13 Swifts W, 12 Swallows, 1 Sparrowhawk, 21 Ringed Plovers, 5 Linnets, 4 Whitethroats, 4 Oystercatchers, 11 Mallard, 7 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Sanderling, 35 Carrion Crows, 1 Willow Warbler, 5 Common Sandpipers, 2 Yellow Wagtails and 15 Turnstone.