May 15th
Thankfully the wind had dropped overnight as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and back along a very overgrown Green Wall. We saw 4 Blackcaps, 1 Turtle Dove purring at Chamber's Wall, 4 Chiffchaffs, 18 Whitethroats, 5 Lapwings, 6 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Grey Herons, 10 Oystercatchers, 11 Cormorants, 4 Tufted Ducks, 2 Mallard, 1 Dunlin, 4 Ringed Plovers, 3 Little Egrets, 2 Linnets, 4 Shelduck and 2 Grey Partridges.

A pair of Oystercatchers

Derek Smith birded at Shuart between 0900 and 1200 and saw 5 Red Kites together flying W as well as 6 Common Buzzards, 4 Kestrels, 1 Sparrowhawk, 2 Marsh Harriers and 2 Hobbies. He also saw lots of Azure Damselflies and his first Small Heath of the year.
We visited Shuart this afternoon and found 3 Common Buzzards, 4 Chiffchaffs, 6 Blackcaps, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Cuckoos, 2 Red-legged Partridges, 7 Whitethroats, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 8 Lapwings, 1 Little Egret circling high with a Buzzard, 2 Long-tailed Tits and 2 Ring-necked Parakeets.