April 8th

On the first calm day for  while we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and saw some good birds. We counted 2 Blackcaps, 14 Cetti's Warblers, 22 Linnets, 4 Redshank, 7 Skylarks, 6 Mallard, 12 singing Sedge Warblers, 1 male Yellow Wagtail, 2 Little Egrets, 8 Ringed Plovers, 1 White Wagtail flying W, 8 Oystercatchers, 44 Turnstones, 2 Whitethroats, 2 Shelduck, 1 Common Sandpiper in Coldharbour (145th), 2 Lapwings, 1 Greenshank flying around calling at Coldharbour (146th), 1 Swallow flying W, 1 male Stonechat, 2 Great Crested Grebes and 3 Short-eared Owls at the Oyster Farm.

Common Sandpiper with Redshank

In our garden at Bishopstone during the last couple of days we have seen a Brimstone butterfly, a male Orange Tip, a Holly Blue and a few Peacocks.