August 14th 

On an even hotter morning we walked inland at Reculver and then had a half hour look at the sea where the tide was out. We saw 1 Raven, 1 Marsh Harrier with red wing tags, 101 Coot, 3 Tufted Duck, 8 Little Grebes, 3 Mute Swans, 4 Buzzards. 3 Meadow Pipits, 5 juvenile Grey Partridges, 1 Pied Wagtail, 12 Sand Martins, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Kestrels, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 3 Curlew E, 1 Little Egret, 1 Shelduck and 2 Sandwich Terns W.