July 7th

On a cooler morning with a fresh northerly wind blowing in occasional drizzle we spent and hour at Reculver. All we counted was 14 Black-headed Gulls, 37 Herring Gulls, 16 Gannets E, 16 Mediterranean Gulls E, 7 Cormorants, 3 Great Black-backed Gulls and 1 Curlew. 

Matt walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and recorded 27 Gannets E, 28 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Stonechat, 5 Ringed Plovers, 1 Common Gull, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Little Egrets, 5 Oystercatchers, 5 Redshank, 5 Whimbrel, 1 Turnstone, 1 Hobby and 1 Swift.