August 27th
It was a quiet morning both birdwise and weatherwise as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and then at Reculver. We counted 53 Linnets, 3 Chiffchaffs, 6 Reed Warblers, 4 Whitethroats, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Kingfisher, 9 Redshank, 2 Shelduck, 3 Common Sandpipers, 6 Mallard, 11 Cormorants, 1 Swift W, 5 Turnstone, 1 Curlew, 6 Oystercatchers, 1 Wheatear, 1 Green Sandpiper, 78 Ringed Plovers, 3 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 6 Yellow Wagtails, 4 Mute Swans, 1 Sedge Warbler, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Tufted Duck, 30 Swallows, 4 Coot, 2 Little Grebes and 1 Black Redstart still below the Towers.