May 1st
May began with heavy rain and we got soaked as we walked from Reculver to the Wanstum outflow. We managed to see 1 Shelduck, 2 Tufted Duck, 7 Cormorants, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Little Egrets, 7 Oystercatchers, 4 Redshank, 7 Sanderling, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 28 Sand Martins, 71 Swallows, 1 Wheatear, 1 Reed Warbler, 3 Whitethroats and 6 Linnets.

Little Egret

While we were doing this Matt and Derek Smith walked from Shuart to Coldharbour and Chamber's Wall and recorded 4 Shelduck, 1 Shoveler, 1 Gadwall, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Fulmar, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Grey Partridges, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 8 Oystercatchers, 4 Lapwings, 1 Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Swift, 1 Sand Martin, 9 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Wheatears, 2 singing Nightingales, at Shuart and the Wagtail bridge, 5 Reed Warblers, 9 Sedge Warblers, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 17 Whitethroats and 2 Chiffchaffs.