April 28th
We had excellent weather and excellent birds this morning as we walked east from Reculver to Coldharbour and then inland to Chamber's Wall and back along the railway embankment and the Oyster Farm. We saw 1 Black Redstart, 5 Pied Wagtails, 12 Swallows W, 52 Mute Swans, 34 Whitethroats, 5 Shelduck, 1 Little Owl, 51 Linnets W, 17 Turnstone, 2 Whinchats, 3 Marsh Harriers, 8 Little Egrets, 10 Mallard, 3 Redshank, 32 Goldfinches W, 7 Oystercatchers, 10 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Gadwall, 4 Ringed Plovers, 13 Cormorants, 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Swifts W, 4 Grey Partridges, 3 Reed Warblers, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Common Terns (155th), 1 Whimbrel, 2 Shoveler, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Grey Heron, 1 Lapwing, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 2 female Common Redstarts, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Hobby (156th) and 25 Sedge Warblers.

Immature Cormorant

This afternoon we walked inland from Reculver and recorded 2 Willow Warblers, 2 Turtle Doves, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 7 Blackcaps, 5 Mallard, 12 Tufted Ducks, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron, 5 Reed Warblers, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Whitethroat, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 20 Sand Martins and 1 Yellow Wagtail.
At Grenham Bay today Terry Wilson had 4 Common Scoter and at Minnis Bay he saw 3 Swallows, 1 House Martin and his first Swift this year.
This evening Julian Perry found a Red Kite flying W at Chamber's Wall.