March 18th
Although there was a strong SW wind blowing this morning it was still surprisingly mild as we walked round Shuart, Chamber's Wall and Reculver. We saw 1 Redwing, 3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Kestrels, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Long-tailed Tits, 14 Yellowhammers, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 20 Chaffinches, 6 Mallard, 10 Mute Swans, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Coot, 1 Grey Heron and 1 Shelduck.
Marc Heath found our first Northern Wheatear (127th) of the year on the seawall near Reculver.