July 25th
On a showery and blustery morning Matt was out early and walked from Reculver to Plumpudding and back. We met him a Coldharbour and between us saw 42 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Wheatear, 14 Common Sandpipers, 13 Redshank, 16 Turnstone, 13 Little Egrets, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Dunlin, 10 Stonechats, 2 adults and 8 juveniles, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 12 Whitethroats, 8 Ringed Plovers, 11 Whimbrel flying W, 1 Kestrel, 2 Common Terns, 41 Sand Martins W, 1 Curlew, 2 Sandwich Terns, 21 Swifts W, 3 Gannets, 5 Sanderling, 10 Goldfinches, 11 Linnets, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Chaffinches, 5 Reed Warblers, 4 Mallard, 1 Cetti's Warbler and 1 Hobby.
We also found 1 Clouded Yellow.