June 12th

With limited time this morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and recorded 1 Swallow, 5 Skylarks, 1 male Marsh Harrier, 8 Whitethroats, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Lapwings, 1 Chiffchaff, 11 Linnets, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Common Terns, 6 Chaffinches, 2 Little Egrets, 11 Avocets, 5 Oystercatchers, 12 Shelduck, 1 Grey Heron and 1 Blackcap.

Oystercatcher family

Derek Smith was also out this morning and between 0600 and 1130 walked from Shuart to Reculver and back. He saw 4 Little Egrets, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Mute Swan with 8 cygnets, 2 Shelduck with 8 ducklings, 3 pairs of Tufted Ducks, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 2 Common Terns, 2 Oystercatchers with 3 young, 7 Avocets and 4 young, 1 summer plumage Dunlin, 2 Barn Owl and 1 Cuckoo. He also saw  3 Stonechats, 1 female Wheatear, 7 Skylarks, 1 adult and 2 juvenile Bearded Tits, 15 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Blackcaps, 21 Reed Warblers, 22 Sedge Warblers, 12 Whitethroats, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 2 Chiffchaffs. He also saw 6 Southern Marsh Orchids at Plumpudding found 17 Bee Orchids at Reculver.

Summer plumaged Dunlin - Derek Smith

 Matt walked from Reculver and the Green Wall to the embankment at Plumpudding returning along the seawall. He counted 4 Mediterranean Gulls, 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Little Owl, 2 Tufted Ducks, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 11 Shelduck, 2 Grey Herons, 2 Common Terns, 2 Turtle Doves, 1 Blackcap, 7 Little Egrets, 1 Lapwing, 11 Avocets, 1 Stonechat and 2 Little Grebes. He also counted 14 Southern Marsh Orchids, 100+ Pyramidal Orchids, 15 Common Spotted Orchids and 15 Bee Orchids.