April 17th
It wasn't a very exciting morning with a cool gusty E wind blowing as we walked to Coldharbour and then visited Reculver. We saw 2 Blackcaps, 5 Goldfinches, 2 Whitethroats, 12 Mallard, 3 Chiffchaffs, 14 Mute Swans, 5 Shelduck, 2 Gadwall, 5 Coot, 1 Sedge Warbler, 22 Oystercatchers, 8 Redshank, 5 Cormorants, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 9 Golden Plovers, 2 Ringed Plovers, 2 Common Scoter E, 1 Wheatear, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 18 Tufted Duck and 2 Swallows. There were also 20 Sand Martins beginning to excavate holes at the Reculver colony.