June 16th
This morning we walked at Reculver and recorded 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Egret, 4 Skylarks, 2 Kestrels, 7 Greylag Geese, 20 Sand Martins, 42 Coot, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Pied Wagtails, 6 Mute Swans, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Corn Bunting singing, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 8 Linnets, 1 Blackcap, 68 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Jay and 1 Common Buzzard.
June 15th
On an overcast morning with the occasional shower we walked from Reculver along the seawall. We saw 1 Blackcap, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Goldfinches, 14 Linnets, 5 Whitethroats, 2 Grey Herons, 12 Cormorants, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 adult and 1 juvenile Stonechat,1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Ringed Plovers, 1 second calendar year Mediterranean Gull, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 female Marsh Harrier, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sandwich Terns, 1 Kestrel, 2 Common Terns and 2 Meadow Pipits.
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| Juvenile Grey Heron |
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| Southern Marsh Orchid - Derek Smith |
June 14th
We spent the morning ringing at Reculver where we saw 6 Blackcaps, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 6 Reed Warblers, 2 Sedge Warblers, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 8 Tufted Duck, 31 Coot, 8 Greylag Geese, 6 Little Grebes, 2 Corn Buntings, 6 Mallard, 1 Common Buzzard, 3 Kestrels, 20 juvenile Sand Martins, 3 Jays, 1 Barn Owl, 29 Lapwings, 22 Swifts, 1 Sparrowhawk, 6 Mute Swans and 1 Common Tern.
Birds ringed 25: Wren 2, Long-tailed Tit 1, Great Tit 1, Blue Tit 2, Reed Warbler 5, Cetti's Warbler 3, Sedge Warbler 2, Blackcap 4, Robin 1, Dunnock 4.
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| Male Sedge Warbler |
June 13th
On a bright and breezy morning we walked at Reculver and then had a quick look at the sea. We saw 3 Blackcaps, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Chiffchaff, 9 Greylag Geese, 28 Coot, 7 Mute Swans, 3 Shelduck, 5 Tufted Duck, 34 Mallard, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Gadwall, 2 Pied Wagtails, 10 Sand Martins, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Skylarks, 2 Common Terns, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Curlew flying W.
June 11th
With heavy rain threatened for later this morning we managed a dry walk along the seawall from Reculver. We saw 3 Cetti's Warblers, 23 Linnets, 1 Kestrel, 7 Whitethroats, 5 Little Egrets, 1 Swallow, 1 Little Owl, 5 Meadow Pipits, 20 Swifts, 2 Shelduck, 4 Ringed Plover, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Stonechats, 3 Mallard, 1 Sandwich Tern, 2 Common Terns and 1 Blackcap.
June 10th
This morning we walked along the seawall from Reculver and saw 1 Kestrel, 6 Whitethroats, 1 Oystercatchers, 9 Cormorants, 2 Meadow Pipits, 4 Common Terns, 3 Little Egrets, 4 Linnets, 64 Swifts feeding over an oil seed rape field, 4 Mallard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Ringed Plovers, 2 Swallows, 2 Stonechats, 2 Goldfinches, 1 Cetti's Warblers and 20 Sand Martins.
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| Female Stonechat |
June 9th
On a sunny morning with a chilly west wind blowing we walked at Reculver and counted 26 Sand Martins, 1 Chiffchaff, 22 Mallard, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 9 Greylag Geese, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Shelduck, 14 Coot, 6 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Egret, 2 Blackcaps, 3 Great Black-backed Gulls, 2 Gadwall, 3 Swifts, 2 Common Terns, 4 Skylarks and 4 Linnets. On the sea we saw 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Fulmars flying W, 2 Common Terns and 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Matt was out later this morning and walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour where he recorded 2 Little Egrets, 360 Swifts feeding and moving W, 2 Marsh Harrier, 2 Cuckoos, 6 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Avocets with 4 young, 3 Oystercatchers with 2 young, 2 Redshank, 1 Mallard with 5 young, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Sandwich Tern, 4 Stonechats and 1 Common Buzzard.
June 8th
With heavy rain threatened for later this morning we managed a dry walk at Reculver where we recorded 1 Common Buzzard, 42 Mallards, 4 Blackcaps, 9 Greylag Geese, 12 Coot, 18 Sand Martins, 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Shelduck, 7 Mute Swans, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Little Grebe feeding 4 tiny young, 70 Swifts feeding on insects over an oil seed rape field, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Tufted Duck and 3 Great Crested Grebes on the sea.
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| Mute Swan cygnets |
June 7th
Although it was sunny this morning there was a chilly westerly breeze blowing as we walked at Reculver and then had a brief look at the sea. We counted 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Sparrowhawk, 16 Coot, 9 Greylag Geese, 5 Shelduck, 1 Kestrel, 4 Sand Martins, 18 Mallard, 4 Skylarks, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Linnets, 3 Whitethroats, 2 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebes, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Little Egret, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 1 Shelduck, 2 Fulmars W, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls and 1 Common Tern.
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| Male Shelduck |
June 5th
On a bright and sunny morning I walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and saw 42 Linnets, 1 Blackcap, 6 Whitethroats, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Goldfinches, 11 Cormorants, 4 Common Terns, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Meadow Pipits, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Chaffinches, 5 Stonechats, 2 Little Egrets, 6 Ringed Plovers, 1 Shelduck, 2 Great Black-backed Gulls, 1 Swift W, 1 Oystercatcher and 2 Grey Partridges. In addition, at Reculver, I found 7 Bee Orchids and at Coldharbour 65 Pyramidal Orchids.
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| Bee Orchid |
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| Pyramidal Orchid |
June 3rd
On a morning with a chilly westerly wind blowing we walked along the seawall at Reculver. Birds we saw included 2 Cetti's Warblers, 8 Whitethroats, 2 Mediterranean Gulls flying E, 1 Mallard, 1 Stonechat, 7 Cormorants, 2 House Martins flying W, 1 Little Egret, 6 Ringed Plovers, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Avocets feeding in the Oyster Farm lagoons, 6 Linnets, 4 Common Terns, 2 Meadow Pipits, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Chaffinches and 3 Shelduck.
June 2nd
We had intended to have a walk at Reculver this afternoon but when we arrived it was obvious there was a thunderstorm arriving from the west. As we sat in our car the heavens opened and there was torrential rain, thunder and lightning and for about ten minutes our car was battered with pea sized hale stones. On leaving Reculver after the storm the road to it were well and truly flooded. The only birds we saw were 70 Herring Gulls sitting on the sea and two Common Terns.
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| Approaching thunder storm |
