April 3rd

Although there was still an easterly breeze blowing it was less chilly this morning as we walked along the seawall from Reculver to Coldharbour. It remains relatively quiet but did count 1 Rock Pipit, 35 Linnets, 5 Goldfinches, 1 Swallow W, 2 Mallard, 2 Redshank, 6 Ringed Plovers, 8 Oystercatchers, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Stonechats, 7 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Greylag Geese, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Grey Heron, 12 Turnstone, 22 Mute Swans, 1 Kestrel and 1 Sedge Warbler singing.

April 2nd

With little change in the weather from yesterday we walked at Reculver and then visited Shuart. At Reculver we saw 1 Little Egret, 14 Goldfinches, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 6 Sand Martins, 25 Chaffinches, 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 4 Song Thrushes, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Blackcap, 24 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebes, 12 Gadwall, 12 Coot, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Teal, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Shelduck, 2 Mute Swans and 8 Meadow Pipits.

At Shuart we counted 2 Red-legged Partridges, 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 singing Greenfinch, 2 Chiffchaffs, 6 Goldfinches, 14 Tufted Duck, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Jays, 2 Coot, 2 Greylag Geese and 1 Common Buzzard.

This afternoon we spent half an hour at a very breezy Minnis Bay and recorded 5 Gannets flying E, 4 Sandwich Terns flying E, 200 Sanderling going to roost, 12 Curlew and 4 Dark-bellied Brent Geese flying W.

 April 1st

April began as March ended with bright and sunny conditions but with a chilly NE wind blowing. At Reculver we saw 6 Cetti's Warblers, 23 Linnets, 6 Chiffchaffs, 3 Pied Wagtails, 1 Redshank, 4 Greylag Geese, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Shelduck, 12 Coot, 1 Kestrel, 1 Blackcap, 4 Sand Martins, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 7 Teal, 12 Gadwall, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 16 Mallard and 1 Grey Heron.

A noisy Greylag Goose