June 9th

We arrived at Chamber's Wall at 0755 and on a bright and sunny morning with a chilly westerly breeze blowing walked up to Coldharbour and back. We recorded 2 Yellow Wagtails, 7 Skylarks, 2 Goldfinches, 2 Cuckoos, 8 Whitethroats, 7 Cetti's Warblers, including 2 recently fledged juveniles, 9 Linnets, 5 Reed Buntings, 3 Lapwings, 1 Common Tern, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull W, 8 Avocets, 7 Oystercatchers, 2 House Martins W and 1 Chiffchaff. We also saw over 50 Pyramidal Orchids at Coldhabour.

Pyramidal Orchids

Derek Smith was out from 0545 to 0900 and walked from Shuart to Plumpudding and Coldharbour and back along the embankment. He saw 1 Common Tern carrying a small fish flying back to feed its young at Stodmarsh, 1 Little Egret, 1 Hobby, 7 Oystercatchers, 7 Avocets, 3 male Cuckoos, 42 Swifts W, 8 Swallows W and 4 singing Lesser Whitethroats.