April 4th

On a much quieter morning, weatherwise,  Matt walked from Reculver to Plumpudding and back along the railway embankment and we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back via the Green Wall. Between us we recorded 1 male Red-breasted Merganser flying E, 2 Little Egrets, 7 Sedge Warblers, 73 Turnstone, 4 Curlew, 1 Wheatear, 2 Avocets in Coldharbour then flying east (150th), 45 Corn Buntings, 9 Chiffchaffs, 2 Greylag Geese, 30 Common Scoter, 10 Grey Plover, 1 White Wagtail, 30 Redshank, 10 Cetti's Warblers, 100 Sanderling, 1 Grey Wagtail flying W, 1 Firecrest, 3 Marsh Harriers, 1 Blackcap, 7 Coot, 2 Grey Herons, 1 Swallow, 1 Whitethroat (151st), 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls flying W, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 19 Linnets, 6 Ringed Plovers, 1 Bearded Tit and 1 Stonechat.

Corn Bunting