August 7th
It was bright and breezy this morning as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour. It is still a quiet time of year but we did manage to see 25 Sand Martins, 6 Goldfinches, 27 Linnets, 2 Mediterrnaean Gulls, 18 Ringed Plovers, 12 Cormorants, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 19 Turnstone, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Dunlin, 3 Sandwich Terns, 2 Wheatears, 1 female Sparrowhawk and 1 Redshank.
There were also 3 Wall Brown butterflies at the Roman walls.

Juvenile Mediterranean Gulls beginning to moult into first winter plumage

Marc Heath was out early again and walked from Reculver to Chamber's Wall. He counted 3 Common Sandpipers, 10 Little Egrets, 4 Swifts, 1 Little Owl, 2 Sandwich Terns, 4 Sand Martins, 20 Meadow Pipits, 1 Green Sandpiper, 21 Turnstone, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 7 Whitethroats, 4 Redshank, 13 Ringed Plovers, 5 Sedge Warblers, 3 Stonechats, 3 Wheatears, 1 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin, 2 Hobbies, 3 Skylarks, 1 Marsh Harrier, 8 Reed Warblers, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Corn Bunting, 3 Swallows, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Common Terns, 3 Reed Buntings, 9 Oystercatchers, 1 Grey Heron and 2 juvenile Mediterranean Gulls.
At the Towers he saw 3 Wall Browns and 3 Migrant Hawkers.