June 20th
We did not think that our walk along the seawall at Reculver this morning would literally be a life saver. As we arrived at the seawall at 0800 Matt noticed what looked like an upturned boat or possibly a dead whale floating about a mile offshore and drifting north east further out to sea. The more he looked at it the more he was convinced that it was a boat with what looked liked someone clinging to its rear. He phoned the Coastguard and explained where it was and they said they would send two boats to investigate. The lifeboat rib from Whitstable arrived first followed by the lifeboat from Thanet. A phone call from the Coastguard a little later told him that they had managed to pull two survivors from the sea.
Birdwatching was a bit of an anti-climax after this! It was pretty quiet again but we did see 1 Blackcap, 2 Curlews W, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Kestrel, 3 Whitethroats, 9 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Owls, 2 Tufted Duck, 8 Ringed Plovers, 1 Shelduck, 18 Mallard, 5 Linnets, 2 Common Terns and 2 Pied Wagtails. We also saw 2 Pyramidal Orchids and a plague of Pollen Beetles.