Thursday 16 June 2016

June 15th
I have been unable to keep my blog up to date over the last week or so but am now catching up with records seen during my absence. Hopefully I'll be out and about soon seeing some good bird but in the meantime here is what has been seen while I've been away.

This afternoon Matt and Anne walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Kestrel, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Oystercatchers, 1 pair with a youngster, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Curlews W, 17 Mallard, 1 Common Buzzard and 3 Redshank.
Terry Wilson walked from Plummpudding to Shuart and recorded 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Cuckoo, 6 Whitethroats and 1 Yellow Wagtail.

June 13th
Matt walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and then inland and counted 4 Little Egrets, 1 Cuckoo, 14 Swifts, 1 Little Owl, 5 Turtle Doves, 1 Cetti's Warbler and 1 Goldcrest.
At Grenham Bay Terry Wilson recorded 3 Fulmars and 2 Sandwich Terns.

June 12th
This afternoon Matt walked around Shuart and saw 1 Turtle Dove, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Grey Herons, 2 Kestrels, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackcaps, 6 Whitethroats, 4 Lapwings and 6 Long-tailed Tits.

June 10th
During the day Anne walked from Bishopstone to Reculver and then back along the beach and counted another 25 Sand Martin nest holes on the cliffs nearer the Glen, With the 158 we counted at Reculver on 6th this takes the 2016 total of holes to 183.

June 8th
Today Julian Perry counted 7 Mediterrnaean Gulls, 2 near Coldharbour and another 5 flying past the Towers.

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