May 21st

This morning we struggled to progress in a south westerly gale and only walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour. We recorded 6 Swallows, 7 Goldfinches, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 5 Whitethroats, 2 Linnets, 2 Coot, 1 Lapwing, 3 Corn Buntings, 7 Reed Warblers, 5 Sedge Warblers, 41 Swifts flying W, 6 Oystercatchers, 1 Hobby, 3 Common Terns, 2 Mallard and 1 Green Woodpecker.

After this we spent 45 minutes at Reculver watching birds out at sea flying W against the gale. We counted 19 Sandwich Terns, 56 Swifts, 1 Fulmar, 1 Common Tern, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 House Martin.