October 3rd

We arrived at Reculver just after the heavy, overnight rain had moved off east and we walked up to Coldharbour. We saw 19 Swallows, 26 House Martins, 1 Curlew, 1 Wheatear, 1 Kestrel and 6 Red-throated Divers, including two close inshore and in summer plumage calling to each other. We also saw 37 Meadow Pipits, 3 Stonechats, 9 Gannets, 3 Little Egrets, 9 Lapwings, 14 Turnstone, 46 Ringed Plovers, 12 Oystercatchers, 1 Little Grebe, 7 Redshank, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Sandwich Terns flying E, 1 Water Rail, 3 Corn Buntings, 14 Reed Buntings, 4 Mediterranean Gulls flying W, 75 Mallard, 9 Wigeon, 1 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling, 1 Teal and 1 Grey Heron.