August 13th
Matt arrived at Reculver at 0700 and walked up to Coldharbour before returning along the railway embankment and the Oyster Farm. He counted 1 Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Scoter, 8 Little Egrets, 4 Common Sandpipers, 57 Oystercatchers, 1 Kestrel, 22 Golden Plovers, 22 Ringed Plovers, 12 Redshank, 9 Turnstone, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Knot, 7 Shelduck, 3 Sparrowhawks, 1 Chiffchaff, 10 Goldfinches, 7 Green Sandpipers, 1 Greenshank, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Grey Herons and 16 Dunlin.
We then drove over to Shuart seeing 1 Whinchat and 1 Wheatear by Brook windmill. At Shuart we recorded 4 Blackcaps, 3 Whitethroats, 5 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Kestrels, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Jay, 10 Swallows, 15 House Martins and 1 Common Buzzard.
This afternoon we had a look from Reculver car park where we met Micky Baldock who had seen 1 dark phase Arctic Skua (173rd) flying E, 12 Gannets, 1 Common Tern, 2 Whimbrel and 1 Common Scoter. All we added was 1 juvenile Mediterranean Gull.