I arrived at Reculver on a cool morning with a westerly breeze. The first bird I saw was a Wheatear on the rocks by the car park which made a good start to the visit.
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| Wheatear |
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| Wheatear |
A Chiffchaff was in the bushes by the towers and a flock of 75 Starling were feeding between the grassy areas and concrete apron. Out to sea appeared very quiet, as did along the shore as I came down onto the sea wall. The tide was fairly high but on the way out.
A Peregrine shot past and cannon balled through the flock of Starlings on the grassy area scattering them in all directions. It had been successful and without stopping, rose and banked sharply to the left with a bird in its talons and came down in one of the fields behind the oyster farm to eat it.
Two Grey Wagtail (146) flew west overhead, calling as they did so. They gave nice, if brief views, as they flew over. I did try for a photo but with walking definitely not a strong point today I was having trouble keeping my balance and using the camera.
The walk up to Coldharbour remained generally quiet. I enjoyed watching the various groups of Goldfinch that were busy on Teasel and Thistle heads. A Cetti's Warbler called as I reached Coldharbour and made my way to Chambers Wall. Common Toadflax was in flower alongside the path and I paused to admire them. They are beautiful flowers.
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| Common Toadflax |
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| Reed Warbler |
It was good to reach the pick up point but had been an enjoyable, if overall quiet visit.
Birds seen this visit included: 1 Wheatear, 2 Chiffchaff, Starlings, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Peregrine, 3 Kestrel, 2 Grey Wagtail west, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Pied Wagtail, 3 Stonechat, 8 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 5 Meadow Pipit, 5 Reed Bunting, 1 Blue Tit, 25 Goldfinch, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Magpie, 4 Swallow, 23 Linnet, 2 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Blackcap, 2 Willow Warbler, 3 Reed Warbler,
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