April 26th
Matt birded most of the area from 0430 to 1130 ending up with 81 species. Birds seen were 5 Lesser Whitethroats, 16 Blackcaps, 47 Sedge Warblers, 1 Kingfisher, 2 first winter Mediterranean Gulls, 14 Yellow Wagtails, 82 Sandwich Terns moving east, 75 Whitethroats, 26 Shelduck moving east, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Fulmar, 15 Turnstone, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 Grey Plover, 63 Sand Martins, 2 Willow Warblers, 30 Reed Warblers, 2 male Marsh Harriers, 23 Oystercatchers, 65 Sanderling, 3 Dunlin, 2 Cuckoos, 1 Whimbrel, 13 Swallows, 3 Grey Herons, 1 Merlin, 8 Chiffchaffs, 35 Common Scoter, 16 Common Terns, 7 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Grey Partridges, 3 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Wheatear, 4 Stonechats, 3 Little Egrets, 22 Corn Buntings, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Gadwall, 3 Coot, 2 Jays, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Garden Warbler (154th) and 1 Redwing.
Chris Tedder spent most of the day birding at both ends of the Marsh and her highlights were 1 Hobby (155th), 2 Garden Warblers, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 1 House Martin, 9 Mediterranean Gulls, 6 Wheatears, 2 Gadwall, 1 male Whinchat, 25 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Blue-headed Wagtail and 3 Marsh Harriers. She also found 1 Hairy Dragonfly and a Wall Brown butterfly.