July 18th

On another scorcher we got out early and walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and recorded 2 Whitethroats, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Goldfinches, 13 Linnets, 1 Turtle Dove displaying, 1 Green Woodpecker, 10 Little Egrets, 2 Stonechats, 1 Kestrel, 8 Common Terns, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Common Gull, 2 Dunlin, 9 Whimbrel, 5 Sandwich Terns, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Mallard, 6 Ringed Plovers, 1 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 21 Turnstone, 2 Lapwings W and a family party of Grey Partridges made up of 1 adult and 6 young.

Dunlin