May 11th
It was a bit warmer as we completed our regular walk from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm lagoons this morning. It was relatively quiet but we did see 20 Whitethroats, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Turtle Dove, 7 Linnets, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Blackcap, 27 Mallard, including two groups of ducklings, 6 Shelduck, 188 Carrion Crows, 10 Oystercatchers, 1 Greenshank, 4 Ringed Plovers, 1 Grey Plover, 4 Little Egrets, 3 Gannets E, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 second calendar year Yellow-legged Gull, 4 Wheatears, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Cuckoo.

Female Wheatear

Gannets

This afternoon we walked around Shuart and recorded 1 Cuckoo, 7 Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Kestrel, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Chiffchaffs, 8 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Raven and 4 Mallard. We also saw our first 3 Small Heaths of the year.