March 22nd

On a warm and sunny spring morning I walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and then on to the Oyster Farm lagoons. Birds I saw included 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Chiffchaff, 13 Goldfinches, 13 Linnets, 16 Chaffinches, 12 Mallard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Coot, 2 Redshank, 4 Oystercatchers, 110 Corn Buntings, 1 Curlew, 1 Golden Plover, 4 Ringed Plovers, 2 Stonechats, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Shelduck 1 male Wheatear at the Wantsum outflow (130th) and 12 Mute Swans.

Male Wheatear