April 26th

This morning was bright and less chilly as we walked at Reculver and recorded 13 Whitethroats, 5 Chiffchaffs, 3 Blackcaps, 15 Mallard, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cuckoo, 5 Reed Warblers, 3 Sedge Warblers, 12 Tufted Duck,  1 Grey Heron, 25 Sand Martins, 3 Swallows, 1 Gadwall, 6 Goldfinches, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Snipe, 2 Common Terns, 1 Firecrest singing and 1 Common Buzzard.

Derek Smith was out at 0530 and walked from Shuart to the Green Wall and back along the seawall and Brooksend. He saw 6 Gannets E, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Little Grebes, 5 Barnacle Geese, 2 Canada Geese, 5 Greylag Geese, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Mediterranena Gulls W, 2 Common Terns S, 4 Sandwich Terns, 1 summer plumaged Dunlin, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits W, 3 Cuckoos, 2 Swifts E, 17 Swallows W, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Song Thrushes, 1 Tree Pipit, 5 Lsser Whitethroats, 1 Firecrest singing and 4 Corn Buntings.

Dave Smith was also birding this morning and walked from Shuart to Plumpudding and Coldharbour. His highlights were 4 Canada Geese, 4 Shelduck, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Cuckoos, 1 Ringed Plover, 6 adult and 4 juvenile Lapwings, 3 Bar-tailed Godwits, 21 Sanderling, 3 Little Egrets, 2 Sparrowhawks, 3 Marsh Harriers, 6 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 singing Firecrest and 3 Yellow Wagtails.