July 18th
This morning we had an enjoyable walk from Reculver to Shuart and recorded 12 species of wader. Birds seen included 9 Pied Wagtails, 9 Swallows, 370 Starlings, 112 Sand Martins, 6 Little Egrets, 12 Mediterranean Gulls, 9 Redshank, 4 Common Sandpipers, 2 Turnstone, 8 Ringed Plovers, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Whitethroats, 2 Stonechats, 1 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling and 13 Cormorants. From Coldharbour onwards we added 2 juvenile Little Ringed Plovers, 1 Greenshank, 6 Swifts W, 1 Wheatear, 1 summer plumaged Golden Plover on the beach, 1 Whimbrel, 9 Linnets, 1 male Ruff flying W, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Curlew, 160 House Sparrows near Plumpudding Stables, 2 Green Woodpeckers and 1 Blackcap.