May 29th
On a much more pleasant morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm and saw 2 Mute Swans, 3 Shelduck, 5 Mallard, 2 Tufted Duck, 3 Cormorants, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Little Egrets, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 5 Oystercatchers, 4 Ringed Plovers, 5 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Cuckoo, 6 Swifts, 7 Skylarks, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Wheatear, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 11 Reed Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Linnets, 2 Goldfinches and 1 Corn Bunting. Marc Heath was also out this morning and in addition saw a Turtle Dove.

Male Reed Bunting