March 15th

It was a beautiful early spring morning as I walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and the Wantsum outflow. I saw 7 Cetti's Warblers, 12 Mallard, 11 Goldfinches, 4 Coot, 5 Corn Buntings, 8 Skylarks, 96 Oystercatchers, 1 Red-throated Diver E, 49 Turnstone, 280 Sanderling, 8 Dunlin, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 11 Ringed Plovers, 1 Grey Plover 1 littoralis Rock Pipit, 4 Moorhens, 2 Stonechats and 6 Dark-bellied Brent Geese.

Oystercatcher

 

Rock Pipit at Coldharbour

2 adult Red Kites flew W over our garden at Bishopstone at 1255 and 1330.

Recently there has been a spill of wheat on the roads in the area around Brook Farm and this afternoon in Brook Lane we count 50 Chaffinches and 3 male Bramblings feeding on the seed. Just outside our recording area between, Little Grays Farm and Marshside, we counted 150 Chaffinches, 3 Yellowhammers, 2 Brambling and 1 male Reed Bunting.