July 1st

At last a nice sunny summer's morning as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour. Birds we saw included 9 Whitethroats, 9 Goldfinches, 1 Blackcap, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Mallard, 2 Common Terns, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 18 Linnets, 6 Swifts W, 8 Oystercatchers, 6 Ringed Plovers, 2 Shelduck, 1 Common Gull, 1 Curlew, 1 adult Peregrine flying in off the sea, 4 Little Egrets and our first Whimbrel of the autumn calling frequently and flying SE.

Female Yellow Wagtail

This afternoon we walked inland at Reculver and recorded 3 singing Blackcaps, 1 Kestrel, 1 male Turtle Dove singing and doing it's display flight, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Chiffchaff.