April 9th

It was cloudy, windy and cold at Reculver this morning and a quick look from the Towers produced 2 Mediterranean Gulls and 4 Sandwich Terns. We then walked inland and counted 4 Linnets, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Reed Warbler (145th), 4 Grey Herons, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 13 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Greylag Goose, 5 Teal, 12 Coot, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Snipe, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Fieldfare, 2 Corn Buntings, 1 Sedge Warbler, 3 Sand Martins and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.

At Shuart we saw 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 singing Firecrest, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Kestrel, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Golden Plovers, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Mallard and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls.