May 12th

On a beautiful late spring morning Matt walked from Reculver to Plumpudding and back. He recorded 3 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 11 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Shelduck, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 20 Corn Buntings, 1 Tree Pipit, 11 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Stonechats, 27 Swallows W,  2 Common Terns, 20 Swifts W, 6 House Martins W, 6 Tufted Duck, 3 Wheatears, 31 Stock Doves, 3 Marsh Harriers, 8 Little Egrets, 1 Rock Pipit, 57 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plovers flying high W, 2 Grey Plovers, 1 Curlew, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Sand Martin, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Lapwings, 2 Kestrels and 1 Cuckoo.

I had a walk at Reculver at about 1030 and saw 4 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Goldfinches, 1 female Hen Harrier moving W (166th), 1 Cuckoo, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Pied Wagtails, 1 Raven being attacked by the local Carrion Crows, 6 Sand Martins, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Common Buzzards, 2 Common Sandpipers, 6 Linnets, 5 Mallard, 1 Coot, 9 Reed Warblers, 8 Long-tailed Tits and 2 Sedge Warblers. 

Common Sandpiper