May 27th

On the first warm, sunny and calm day for quite a while we spent the morning ringing at Reculver. Birds we saw between 0545 and 1215 included 8 Blackcaps, 8 Whitethroats, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Coot, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Shelduck, 2 Turtle Doves, 2 Cuckoos, 20 Sand Martins, 2 Jays, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Mute Swans, 2 Mallard, 20 Reed Warblers, 26 Red Kites flying W mainly between 1100 and 1130, 1 Mistle Thrush, 1 Greenfinch, 4 Common Buzzards, 6 Goldfinches, 1 Siskin W and 2 Kestrels. 

We also found 10 Banded Demoiselles, 1 Red-eyed Damselflies, 12 Blue-tailed Damselflies and 1 Hairy Dragonfly.

Birds ringed 33: Wren 1, Chiffchaff 1, Reed Warbler 16, Whitethroat 4, Blackcap 6, Great Tit 1, Chaffinch 1, Song Thrush 1, Blackbird 2.

Chris Tedder also saw a westerly movement of Red Kites at Shuart this morning and counted 11 birds. Later she found 5 Spotted Flycatchers at Chamber's all as well as a few Variable and Azure Damselflies.