July 14th

This morning there was a blustery and chilly wind blowing in off the sea as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back. We saw 1 Shoveler, 1 Green Sandpiper, 52 Swifts flying W, 38 Mallard, 3 Kestrels, 7 Lesser Black-backed Gulls flying W, 6 Little Egrets, 4 Stonechats, 6 Oystercatchers, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Little Ringed Plover calling as it flew off the beach at Coldharbour, 11 Linnets, 2 Ringed Plovers, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 3 Swallows, 38 Sand Martins, 1 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Coot, 1 Common Gull and 1 Whitethroat.