May 26th

We made two visits to Reculver today, one this morning and one this afternoon. We counted 9 Whitethroats, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Little Egrets, 17 Sand Martins, 2 Greenfinches, 4 Goldfinches, 2 Blackcaps, 10 Tufted Ducks, 24 Mallard, 2 adult Greylag Geese with 2 young, 1 Gadwall, 2 adult Mute Swans with 5 young, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Pied Wagtails, 1 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Little Grebes. We also saw half a dozen newly emerged Black-tailed Skimmers.

Mute Swan family