May 17th

After overnight showers our walk at Reculver produced 1 Swift W, 7 Swallows W, 3 Pied Wagtails, 3 Blackcaps, 4 Skylarks, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 16 Sand Martins, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Mallard, 8 Coot, 10 Greylag Geese, 3 Shelduck, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Little Egret and 2 Curlew.

Matt walked from Chamber's Wall to Plumpudding and back and counted 10 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Marsh Harrier, 35 House Martins W, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Cuckoos, 2 Avocets, 47 Swallows W, 1 Common Sandpiper,  Swifts W, 1 Hobby W, 1 Little Egret, 1 Stonechat, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Mediterranean Gulls and 2 Tufted Duck.