April 8th
It was a cool but sunny morning as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and then dropped in at Reculver on the way home. We recorded 4 Chiffchaffs, 23 Linnets, 3 Blackcaps, 14 Chaffinches, 12 Cormorants, 1 Kestrel, 7 Redshank, 1 dark-bellied Brent Goose, 3 Mallard, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Mute Swans, 33 Meadow Pipits, 1 singing Sedge Warbler, 4 Grey Herons, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 7 Tufted Ducks and 5 Sand Martins.

Sedge Warbler

Marc Heath was also out in the area before us and during the day found 80 species including 1 Long-eared Owl, 1 Yellowhammer,2 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Black Redstarts, 1 Sandwich Tern (138th), 3 Wheatears, 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 male Common Redstart and 1 Ring Ouzel.
Also during the day Julian and Alex Perry had our first House Martin  (139th) of the year.