April 19th
The strong winds had abated this morning as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and the Oyster Farm in bright sunshine. We counted 17 singing Whitethroats, 5 Goldfinches, 3 singing Reed Warblers, 9 Linnets, 4 singing Chiffchaffs, 4 singing Cetti's Warblers, 2 singing Blackcaps, 2 Lapwings, 13 Mallard, 72 Carrion Crows, 26 singing Sedge Warblers, 6 Shelduck, 1 Greenshank (149th) in Coldharbour, 10 Redshank, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 13 Oystercatchers, 4 Little Egrets, 21 Turnstone, 5 Wheatears, 3 Ringed Plovers, 1 Shoveler, 2 Dunlin and 1 Yellowhammer.

Common Whitethroat

This afternoon we walked around the Shuart area and recorded 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Reed Warblers, 2 Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Raven, 4 Lapwings and 1 Common Buzzard. We also saw our first dragonfly of the year in the shape of a Hairy Dragonfly hunting along Shuart Drove.