April 30th

On another chilly and bright morning there were a great many singing birds but little had changed from from the previous few days. On our walk from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and the Green Wall we counted 13 Reed Warblers, 31 Whitethroats, 29 Sedge Warblers, 1 Blackcap, 20 Linnets, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Goldfinches, 4 Tufted Duck, 4 Mallard, 8 Sand Martins, 8 Swallows W, 4 Shelduck, 4 Oystercatchers, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 4 Ringed Plovers, 1 Greenshank, 2 Grey Partrdges and 1 Cuckoo.

Male Linnet