July 2nd

Derek Smith was out between 0530 and 0800 and walked from Shuart and along the embankment to Coldharbour. Birds he saw included 3 Little Egrets, 1 adult Shelduck with 14 young in Coldharbour, 3 pairs of Tufted Duck, 1 Avocet still at Plumpudding, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 255 Swifts W, 1 Stonechat, 14 Cetti's Warblers, 12 Whitethroats, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 32 Reed Warblers and 26 Sedge Warblers.