July 27th

On a pleasantly warm morning we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back. Birds we saw included 4 Little Egrets, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Kestrels, 2 Grey Herons, 14 Swallows W, 51 Linnets, 4 Ringed Plovers, 5 Ravens on the fields east of the Green Wall, 31 Turnstone, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 summer plumaged Dunlin, 6 Corn Buntings, 1 Stonechat, 1 Hobby zipping through at the Towers and 1 Blackcap.

Newly returned Turnstones

Dave Smith was out at 0530 and walked at Minnis Bay and Plumpudding and recorded 4 Mute Swans, 10 Mallard, 2 Stock Doves, 1 Swift, 10 Oystercatchers, 27 Lapwings, 4 Ringed Plovers, 2 Turnstone, 2 Sanderling, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Kestrels, 8 Swallows, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 9 Whitethroats, 4 Stonechats, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail and 6 Corn Buntings.