June 17th

On a beautiful early summer morning we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back. We saw 2 Chiffchaffs, 8 Whitethroats, 17 Linnets, 4 Great Black-backed Gulls, 4 Little Egrets, 1 male Stonechat, 3 Common Terns, 8 Meadow Pipits, 1 Mallard, 4 Ringed Plovers, 2 Pied Wagtails, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Turnstone, 7 Shelduck, 6 Avocets, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 female Marsh Harrier, 4 Goldfinches, 1 Swallow and 2 Tufted Duck. We also saw a fine display of 120+ Pyramidal Orchids.

Common Tern