April 30th
The last day of April dawned sunny with a fresh SW breeze. We walked along the seawall from Reculver to Coldharbour and saw 2 Pied Wagtails, 5 Sandwich Terns, 19 Linnets W, 1 Whitethroat, 8 Cormorants, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Kestrel, 1 Whimbrel W, 18 Swallows W, 2 Swifts W, 4 Redshank, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 22 Oystercatchers, 4 Ringed Plovers, 3 Cuckoos including a hepatic female, 5 Common Terns, 1 Mallard, 2 Sand Martins W, 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Wheatears, 8 Sedge Warblers, 7 Reed Warblers, 1 Little Owl, 8 Turnstone, 2 Mute Swans, 3 Little Egrets and 2 Shelduck.
We also met David Barnes who had arrived before us and had seen a Little Ringed Plover on the beach.

Turnstone