July 15th
It was dreary and drizzly this morning as we walked from Reculver to Chamber's Wall and saw 2 Goldfinches, 55 Linnets, 1 Little Owl, 1 Grey Partridge, 3 Mute Swans, 7 Little Egrets, 5 Cormorants, 11 Ringed Plovers, 13 Oystercatchers, 8 Mallard, 2 Common Sandpipers, 8 Yellow Wagtails, 7 Redshank, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 4 Curlew, 1 Grey Plover, 7 Turnstone, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 8 Shelduck, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Grey Heron and 47 Swifts W.
On a warm and sunny afternoon we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and recorded 2 Whitethroats, 2 Chiffchaffs, 7 Common Terns, 10 Mediterranean Gulls, 8 adults, 1 first summer and 1 juvenile, 2 Whimbrel, 5 Sandwich Terns, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 Turtle Dove.
On the way back Matt found a Norfolk Hawker flying over the Wantsum west of Chamber's Wall. This is a new species for the area.

Adult Mediterranean Gull