May 15th

On a windy and sometimes damp morning Matt walked from Reculver to Plumpudding and back along the railway embankment. He recorded 3 Gannets, 1 Sandwich Tern, 50 Swallows W, 20 House Martins W, 5 Swifts, 1 Shelduck, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Common Tern, 1 Grey Heron, 6 Tufted Duck, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 23 Sanderling, 1 Curlew, 2 Grey Plovers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Whimbrel, 2 Little Egrets and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

After this we walked inland from Reculver and saw 2 Shelduck, 2 Gannets W, 9 Swallows W, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Blackcap, 9 Mallard, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Whitethroats, 3 Reed Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler and 1 Kestrel.