June 7th
On a beautiful early summer morning we walked around Shuart before dropping in at Reculver on the way home. Birds we saw included 2 Common Buzzards, 8 Blackcaps, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cuckoos, 13 Whitethroats, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Grasshopper Warbler still reeling near the railway crossing, 3 Goldfinches, 2 Mallard, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 12 Swifts, 2 Grey Partridges, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Jay, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Turtle Dove, 11 Mute Swans and 2 Little Grebes.
On the insect front we saw 4 Painted Ladies, 4 Small Heaths, 1 Brown Argus and 2 Hairy Dragonflies.

Grasshopper Warbler

Brown Argus