May 27th

My walk this morning at a breezy Reculver produced 1 Cuckoo, 14 Sand Martins, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 8 Mute Swans, 11 Goldfinches, 17 Mallard, 13 Reed Warblers, 12 Coot, 4 Whitethroats, 5 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, 12 Tufted Ducks, 2 Shelduck, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 1 Pied Wagtails, 7 Greylag Geese, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Gadwall and 4 Sandwich Terns flying W. 

Male and female Tufted Ducks

Today I received information concerning two Reed Warblers that we ringed and were subsequently controlled by the East Kent Wildlife Group at Richborough a distance of 9 km from Reculver. One was a first year bird we ringed at one of our sites at Shuart on 12th September 2022 and was controlled at Richborough on 19th May 2025 and the next was ringed on Reculver Marshes south of the railway as a juvenile on 24th July 2024 and controlled at Richborough on 13th May 2025.