April 23rd
Once again Matt was out early and began by hearing the Nightingale at May Street. He then walked around Reculver on a sunny morning and saw a good range of species including 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 15 Shelduck, 20 Mallard, 1 Teal, 4 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egrets, 3 Sparrowhawks, 1 Marsh Harrier, 7 Ringed Plovers, 20 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 Whimbrel, 7 Dunlin, 158 Sanderling, 2 Sandwich Terns,  2 Swallows, 3 Sand Martins, 6 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Tree Pipit, 4 Wheatears, 15 Sedge Warblers, 5 Reed Warblers, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 37 Whitethroats, 1 Blackcap, 3 Willow Warblers, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Lesser Redpoll, 2 Yellowhammer and 1 Corn Bunting.
Later we drove over to Shuart and saw 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Marsh Harriers, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Kestrels, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Reed Warbler, 10 Whitethroats, 6 Blackcaps and 2 Chiffchaffs.
Barry Hunt was also out in the area this morning and added Garden Warbler to our year's list seeing it at Potten Street and Terry Wilson saw 4 Wheatears on the seawall as he walked backed to Minnis Bay.