July 9th
Matt was out early and between 0545 and 0815 walked from Reculver to Plumpudding and back. He counted 2 Bar-tailed Godwits flying W, 6 Little Egrets, 163 Swifts W, 52 Sand Martins W, 1 male Stonechat and 2 juveniles, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Whimbrel flying W, 53 Mediterranean Gulls, 10 on the beach at Coldharbour and 43 on the beach at Plumpudding, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Grey Herons, 1 Gannet W, 6 Curlew W, 2 adult Common Terns feeding 2 juveniles at Coldharbour, 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Greenshank in Coldharbour, 1 adult summer plumaged Dunlin at Plumpudding, 8 Ringed Plovers, 8 Oystercatchers, 3 Turnstone, 1 juvenile Rock Pipit at Plumpudding, 30 juvenile Pied Wagtails and 60 Linnets.

Greenshank at Coldharbour

Mediterranean Gulls at Coldharbour

We arrived at Chamber's Wall at 0730 and walked up to Coldharbour and recorded 11 Goldfinches, 4 Green Woodpeckers,13 Skylarks, 3 Chaffinches, 1 female Tufted Duck with 5 ducklings, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 6 Linnets, 96 Swifts flying W, 1 Grey Heron, 3 adult Common Terns with 3 juveniles, 4 Mallard, 1 Coot, 2 Sand Martins W, 1 Greenshank in Coldharbour, 3 Reed Buntings, 8 Meadow Pipits, 4 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Egrets, 7 Reed Warblers, 3 Sedge Warblers, 3 Whitethroats, 4 Ringed Plovers, 1 Turnstone, 5 Mediterranean Gulls and 1 Pied Wagtail.

Skylark

Female Tufted Duck hiding with it's five ducklings

Common Tern family at Coldharbour