August 11th

An early morning walk from Reculver to Coldharbour avoiding the worst of the heat produced 3 Little Egrets, 31 Linnets, 3 Turnstone, 7 Oystercatchers, 6 Sandwich Terns, 11 Goldfinches, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Grey Heron and 22 newly arrived Golden Plover on a recently harvested wheat field. Other birds seen included 24 Ringed Plovers, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, 2 Corn Buntings, 3 Redshank, 5 Coot, 2 Stonechats, 3 Whitethroats and 2 Wheatears. 

Wheatear at the Towers

Reculver Towers

 Dave Smith was out early and covered Minnis Bay and Plumpudding and saw 2 Mute Swans, 8 Red-legged Partridges, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Redshank, 1 Common Gull, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Kestrel, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps, 13 Whitethroats, 4 Common Redstarts (173rd) on the railway embankment and 17 Corn Buntings.