July 9th

It was quiet this morning with the tide just coming in as we walked up to Coldharbour. Birds we saw included 6 Whitethroats, 3 Goldfinches, 4 Pied Wagtails, 1 Sandwich Tern, 3 Little Egrets, 2 Stonechats, 7 Oystercatchers, 2 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Common Terns, 4 Ringed Plovers, 9 Turnstone, 16 Meadow Pipits, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Redshank, 1 Greenshank, 6 Linnets and 1 Grey Heron flying in off the sea.