May 8th

On a sunny morning I walked from Reculver to Coldharbour where I met Matt and Dave Smith. I then walked back to Reculver with Matt whose final totals for the morning were 5 Stonechats, 6 Little Egrets, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebes, 10 Yellow Wagtails, 20 Common Sandpipers, 2 Avocets, 8 Shelduck, 2 Marsh Harriers, 60 Sanderling, 2 Cuckoos, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Redpoll W, 112 Stock Doves, 1 Greylag Goose, 6 Sandwich Terns, 1 Gannet, 2 Common Terns, 40 Swallows W, 2 Swifts W, 3 House Martins W, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Curlew and 1 Kestrel.

David Smith walked from Shuart along the railway embankment and back via Coldhabour and Plumpudding. His highlights were 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Red-legged Partridges, 112 Stock Doves, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Avocets, 2 Ringed Plovers, 6 Common Sandpipers, 33 Sanderling, 1 Common Tern, 4 Sandwich Terns, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Gannet, 4 Little Egrets, 1 Grey Heron, 3 Marsh Harriers, 1 Red Kite W and 2 more near Reculver, 1 Green Woodpecker, 20 Swallows, 1 House Martin, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 5 Stonechats, 6 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Redpoll and 2 Corn Buntings.