July 9th
It was still hot this morning as we walked along the seawall from Reculver to Coldharbour. Birds we saw included 11 Sand Martins, 11 Oystercatchers, 4 Pied Wagtails, 31 Swifts feeding around the Towers, 209 Black-headed Gulls W, 1 Common Gull, 5 Mediterranean Gulls, 9 Linnets, 5 Little Egrets, 2 Grey Herons, 1 Kestrel, 2 Lapwings W, 3 Whimbrel W, 8 Ringed Plovers, 1 Redshank, 3 Mallard and 1 Whitethroat.
We also found a Hummingbird Hawk Moth on the Roman wall at Reculver.

Oystercatcher