July 4th

On a showery morning Matt walked from Reculver to Plumpudding and back along the railway embankment and we met up with him on the seawall. Between us we recorded 3 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Stonechats, 15 Swifts flying W, 10 Sandwich Terns, 11 Ringed Plovers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Grey Partridge on the beach, 7 Oystercatchers, 5 Common Terns, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Whimbrel, 8 Little Egrets, 1 Redshank, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Water Rail, 5 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Curlew, 12 Coot, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 juvenile Cuckoo, 2 Kestrels, 6 Whitethroats, 14 Linnets, 8 Mallard and 11 Meadow Pipits.