August 13th

Although it was still hot this morning there was a pleasant and cool westerly breeze blowing as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour. There were a few waders moving today and we managed to see ten species. On our walk we counted 1 Greenshank flying W, 1 Green Woodpecker, 21 Linnets, 4 Goldfinches, 25 Little Egrets, 3 Great Black-backed Gulls, 5 Stonechats, 1 Wheatear, 1 Whinchat, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 14 Oystercatchers, 2 Common Sandpipers, 5 Turnstone, 14 Ringed Plovers, 22 Whimbrel flying W, 2 Redshank, 2 Grey Herons, 3 Avocets, 3 Mallard, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit flying W with Whimbrel, 3 Black-tailed Godwits flying SW (171st) and 3 Mediterranean Gulls.