June 25th
This time of year can be the quietest with all migrants in and most birds breeding, whilst the first waders have yet to start returning from their breeding grounds. It was like that this morning as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and then visited Shuart. We recorded 6 Whitethroats, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Goldfinch, 1 Cetti's Warblers, 7 Linnets, 2 Redshank, 3 Kestrels, 6 Swifts, 2 Mute Swans, 1 Little Egret, 3 Oystercatchers, 2 Mallard, 1 Common Tern, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 1 Goldcrest.