August 13th

This morning we walked inland at Reculver and saw 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Sparrowhawks, 4 Chiffchaffs, 12 Sand Martins, 5 Mute Swans, 8 Coot, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 3 Common Sandpipers, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 5 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 6 Goldfinches, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 42 Mallard, 2 Little Egrets and 1 Shelduck.

Matt was also out this morning but much earlier than us and walked from Reculver to Coldharbour. He recorded 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 23 Willow Warblers, 7 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Little Ringed Plovers, 6 Common Sandpipers, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Wood Sandpiper, 7 Coot, 2 Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Grey Herons, 9 Whitethroats, 30 Sand Martins, 43 Mallard, 2 Shoveler, 16 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Chiffchaffs, 10 Reed Warblers, 1 Little Owl, 1 Little Egret, 1 Stonechat, 350 Starlings, 3 Wheatears, 1 Common Tern, 31 Ringed Plovers, 2 Dunlin, 5 Turnstone, 5 Sandwich Terns, 7 Sedge Warblers, 9 Redshank, 13 Shelduck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Common Buzzard. He also found a Jersey Tiger moth.

Jersey Tiger Moth - Matt Hindle