July 29th

Anne and I were our early at Reculver to avoid the worst of the heat. On our walk at Reculver we saw 3 Cetti's Warblers, 66 Coot, 3 Mute Swans, 3 Common Sandpipers, 2 Tufted Duck, 4 Sand Martins, 1 Corn Bunting, 2 Little Grebes, 8 Linnets, 2 Snipe, 42 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 1 Lapwing and 1 Jay. 

On the shore by the car park we saw 13 Mediterranean Gulls with one sporting a white colour ring on its left leg which appears to show 9XF3, but I can't discover where it was ringed. Can any one help?

 

 

Mediterranean Gulls

Nick Hando walked from Potten Street to Chamber's Wall and along the railway embankment east for a mile. He counted 1 Clouded Yellow, 7 Painted Ladies, 5 Red Admirals, 3 Large Whites, 25+ Small Whites, 4 Gatekeepers, 15 Holly Blues, 3 Common Blues and 7 Hummingbird Hawk Moths. Also, at Minnis Bay, he counted 22 Mediterranean Gulls and 1 Curlew.