April 28th
On a similar morning to yesterday but with a SW wind blowing instead of NE we did our usual walk from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and inland. We counted 21 Whitethroats, 16 Linnets, 6 Reed Warblers, 1 Kestrel, 2 Cuckoos, 5 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Garden Warblers having a vocal contest, 11 Mallard, 4 Common Terns, 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Oystercatchers, 6 Ringed Plovers, 12 Goldfinches W, 18 Swallows W, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Wheatear, 8 Sedge Warblers, 1 Turnstone, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whimbrel, 6 Coot, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebes, 25 Sand Martins and 1 Green Woodpecker.
Derek Smith was also out this morning at 0600 and spent four hours walking from Shuart to the seawall, on to Chamber's Wall and back along the railway embankment. He saw 3 Marsh Harriers, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Cuckoos, 2 Sandwich Terns W, 120 Swallows W, 8 House Martins W, 3 Yellow Wagtails W, 36 Meadow Pipits W, 74 Goldfinches W, 31 Whitethroats, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, 28 Sedge Warblers,3 Reed Warblers, 4 Willow Warblers, 10 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cetti's Warblers and 1 Wheatear.

Male Yellow Wagtail