August 21st
This morning was calm, humid and mainly cloudy as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back. Birds we saw included 1 Fulmar E, 5 Sandwich Terns, 19 Golden Plovers, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Redshank, 2 Grey Herons, 16 Little Egrets, 6 Turnstone, 3 Green Sandpipers, 6 Ringed Plovers, 5 Whitethroats, 5 Common Sandpipers, 12 Cormorants, 7 Linnets, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Dunlin, 9 Swallows, 2 Little Terns flying E, 4 Reed Warblers, 2 Mallard, 3 Teal, 2 Goldfinches, 1 Oystercatcher and 5 Snipe.
This afternoon after collecting my car from its first service we drove over to Chamber's Wall. On the way, at St Nicholas-at-Wade, there were 60 Swallows gathered in a tight group on telephone wire whilst at Chamber's Wall we saw 1 Spotted Flycatcher (172nd), 1 Hobby, 4 Swallows W and 1 Grey Heron.

Spotted Flycatcher

This morning at Grenham Bay Terry Wilson counted 20 Oystercatchers, 6 Little Egrets, 6 Dunlin, 3 Whimbrel, 35 Ringed Plovers and 3 Sandwich Terns.

Dunlin - Terry Wilson

This afternoon just  before the end of the path from Chambers Wall and the start of the sea wall by Coldharbour Chris Tedder found 2 Pied Flycatchers and also had a couple of Hobbies. Migrant Hawkers seemed to be everywhere and she also had a Common Darter, a couple of Ruddy Darters, Emperor Dragonfly, a Willow Emerald Damselfly, and a Clouded Yellow butterfly.

Pied Flycatcher - Chris Tedder