April 3rd

On a much nicer morning with sun shining I had a ninety minute walk inland at Reculver and counted 6 Greenfinches, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 6 Chiffchaffs, 3 Mallard, 34 Rooks with 17 nests at the West Brook Valley rookery, 3 singing Blackcaps, 16 Chaffinches, 7 Magpies, 2 Jays, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Little Egret, 2 Kestrels, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Coot, 2 Green Sandpipers, 5 Linnets and 1 Pied Wagtail.

Rooks at the rookery

I then drove down to Shuart where I recorded 2 Common Buzzards, 6 Jays, including one singing, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Chiffchaff, 5 Teal, 1 Coot, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Lapwings displaying, 1 Red Kite flying W, 18 Mute Swans, 1 Grey Heron and 2 Greylag Geese.