Phew! It was hot, so much so that Jane decided to change the route whereby we walked through the woods rather than over Wains Hill and we were very grateful. First bird spotted was a Great Black-backed Gull on the swimming lake. Walking through the woods we spotted a mixed flock of Blue, Long-tailed and Great Tits, plus Chiffchaff. Approaching the coastal path a soaring Peregrine was spotted by most of the 13 of us, lucky for some! As we proceeded along the path not a lot was seen until we reached the Pill where we had many Herring, Lesser Black-backed and Black-headed gulls, two Common Sandpipers, Shelduck, Little Egret, lots of Mallards, plus Meadow Pipit and House Martin. We were hoping for Redshank but they remained elusive. Little was seen on reaching the sluice apart from a couple of Moorhens. On the return leg we noticed a couple of Swallows on overhead wires and heard a Coal Tit in the trees beside the lovely church of St Andrew. After spotting 27 species we returned to the cars after a very enjoyable walk which was very well led by Jane Graham Blacker