July 11th
There was a more unsettled feel to the weather this morning after yesterday's afternoon thunderstorms. This morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and then on to the Oyster Farm. We saw 1 Turtle Dove, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Marsh Harriers, 1 Common Tern, 40 Swifts, 1 Corn Bunting, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 7 Little Egrets, 3 Pied Wagtails, 1 Dunlin, 1 Mallard, 6 Ringed Plovers, 1 immature male Eider, 7 Mediterranean Gulls, 15 Oystercatchers, 2 Whimbrel, 4 Whitethroats, 14 Cormorants, 2 Redshank, 1 female Ruff (171st) in from the E and landing in the Oyster Farm, 1 Blackcap, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Common Sandpiper and 1 Grey Heron.
Terry Wilson also had 25 Mediterranean Gulls at Grenham Bay.