July 11th

With a fresh, cooler NE wind blowing Matt walked from Reculver along the seawall to Plumpudding and back. He counted 2 Swifts, 179 Mediterranean Gulls, 15 Sandwich Terns, 11 Little Egrets, 10 Shelduck, 4 Teal, 1 Common Tern, 350 Black-headed Gulls, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Spoonbill flying north and then west at Coldharbour (167th), 1 Peregrine, 1 summer plumaged Dunlin, 2 Great Crested Grebes and 1 Gadwall.

Adult Mediterranean Gull - Matt Hindle

 I walked at Reculver and then had a 30 minute seawatch. Birds I saw included 1 Hobby, 10 Sand Martins, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Little Grebes, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Kestrels, 5 Great Black-backed Gulls, 48 Coot, 1 Little Egret, 4 Tufted Duck, 3 Common Sandpipers, 1 Lapwing, 6 Mallard and 1 Chiffchaff. On the sea I saw 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying E, 24 Common Scoter E and 2 Mediterranean Gulls E.

Nick Hando was also out at Minnis Bay this morning where he saw 39 Mediterranean Gulls, 6 Little Egrets, 70 Common Scoter flying E in four groups, 5 Sandwich Terns and 2 Whimbrel.