September 11th

This morning Anne and I walked around the Reculver area and counted 2 Common Buzzards, 8 Cetti's Warblers, 19 Swallows, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 9 Chiffchaffs, 118 Coot, 7 Shoveler, 39 Gadwall, 4 Common Sandpipers, 6 Mute Swans, 8 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebes, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Sand Martins, 55 Mallard, 1 Wigeon, 2 Mandarin Ducks, 2 Goldcrests, 18 Goldfinches, 3 Reed Warblers, 1 Little Egret, 1 Wheatear, 40 House Sparrows, 60 House Martins at the Towers and then flying W and 2 Golden Plovers.

House Sparrows feeding on Blackberries

 Matt was out early and walked from Reculver to Plumpudding and back along the embankment. He recorded 12 Chiffchaffs, 14 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Kingfisher, 9 Little Egrets, 4 Redshank, 3 Grey Herons, 1 Whinchat, 5 Stonechats, 2 Kestrels, 114 Mallard, 1 Wigeon, 1 Sparrowhawk, 110 Linnets, 1 Wheatear, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 67 Swallows, 4 Blackcaps, 10 Sand Martins, 1 Sedge Warbler, 15 Coot, 3 Little Grebes, 1 Tufted Duck, 2 House Martins, 2 Whitethroats, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 juvenile Curlew Sandpiper in the Oyster Farm (183rd) and 1 Corn Bunting.

Derek Smith walked from Shuart to Brooksend and back via Plumpudding and counted 6 Grey Herons, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Common Buzzards, 58 Lapwings W, 2 Greenshank, 1 Snipe, 1 Green Sandpiper, 14 Ring-necked Parakeets, 27 Swallows W, 17 House Martins W, 11 Sand Martins W, 3 Wheatears, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Lesser Whitethrost, 16 Chiffchaffs and 1 Firecrest.