June 28th

This morning I walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back and recorded 4 Pied Wagtails, 3 Whitethroats, 22 Linnets, 2 Grey Herons, 9 Little Egrets, 4 Oystercatchers, 2 Mallard, 8 Ringed Plovers, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull W and 300 immature Herring Gulls flying inshore as the tide came in. Other birds seen included our first 2 juvenile Black-headed Gulls, 6 Reed Warblers, 1 Sandwich Tern, 2 juvenile Yellow Wagtails, 1 male Stonechat and 2 Kestrels. I also found 1 Norfolk Hawker catching insects in the lee of the seawall and 1 Hummingbird Hawk Moth.

This afternoon we walked inland at Reculver and counted 12 Tufted Duck, 5 Lapwings, 3 Green Sandpipers, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Sand Martins, 6 Goldfinches and 2 Pied Wagtails.