June 4th
We spent a sunny, warm morning at Reculver ringing and saw 9 Blackcaps, including our first juvenile of the year, 40 Sand Martins, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Mallard, 1 Mute Swan, 4 Coot, 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Whitethroats, 3 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrels, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Chiffchaff, 4 Swifts, 1 Hobby, 1 Jay and 1 Turtle Dove. We also saw 3 species of dragonfly; Broad-bodied Chaser, Hairy Dragonfly and Banded Demoiselle.

Adult male Kingfisher