April 27th
On another cold, sunny and blustery morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back along the Green Wall before visiting Reculver on the way home. We recorded 23 Mute Swans, 12 Mallard, 25 Whitethroats, 8 Shelduck, 8 Yellow Wagtails, 8 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackcaps, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cuckoo, 11 Cormorants, 21 Linnets, 2 Gadwall, 6 Oystercatchers, 2 Ringed Plovers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Willow Warblers, 1 Common Buzzard, 15 Sand Martins, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Reed Warblers and 2 Green Woodpeckers.
This afternoon at Shuart and Chamber's Wall we saw 2 Cuckoos, 1 female Common Redstart, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Cetti's Warbler and 1 Ring Ouzel.

Male and female Shelduck