May 15th
It wasn't quite as blustery as yesterday but there was still a moderate NNW wind blowing this morning as we completed our regular walk from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm. There was a bit more to be seen today and we recorded 11 Whitethroats, 2 Cuckoos, 2 Linnets, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 18 Mallard, 15 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Egrets, 14 Swallows W, 2 House Martins W, 34 Carrion Crows, 2 Red-legged Partridges, 1 Ring Ouzel in bushes by the Chamber's Wall crossing, 1 Grey Partridge, 2 Turnstone, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 4 Shelduck, 1 Hobby, 1 Swift W, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 7 Skylarks, 2 Common Terns, 7 Mute Swans, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 4 Sand Martins and 2 Long-tailed Tits.
This afternoon Marc Heath had 9 Red Kites moving W over Reculver School.
We ventured out again at 1530 and walked inland at Reculver and saw 3 Whitethroats, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 8 Sand Martins, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Red Kite W, 1 Red-legged Partridges, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Mallard and 1 Yellow Wagtail.
We also found our first 8 Red-eyed Damselflies of the year.

Mating Red-eyed Damselflies