March 30th
It seemed a much more promising day as we arrived at Chamber's Wall this morning with a warm southerly breeze blowing and the sun shining. We walked along the railway embankment to Shuart and saw 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 5 Ring-necked Parakeets, 15 Chiffchaffs, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Redwing, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Siskins W, 1 Peregrine, 29 Goldfinches, 2 Yellowhammers, 5 Mallard, 3 Marsh Harriers, 32 Chaffinches, 37 Linnets, 10 Cetti's Warblers, 14 Song Thrushes, 1 Willow Warbler (131st) singing briefly by the White Poplars, 2 Grey Partridges, 5 Shelduck, 1 Sedge Warbler (132nd), 18 Mute Swans, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Golden Plovers, 1 White Wagtail W, 3 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Curlew, 2 Ravens flying W along the railway, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Lapwings, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Jays and 4 Tufted Duck.
This afternoon we walked around the Oyster Farm lagoons and counted 7 Sand Martins, 1 Curlew, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Shelduck, 6 Redshank, 4 Turnstone, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Avocet, 1 Mallard, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap, 1 Snipe and 1 Common Sandpiper that was almost certainly the over wintering bird.