April 12th
With a chilly westerly breeze blowing, the first half of our walk from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm was in sunshine but it clouded over later. It was a "wagtail" morning with 3 Pied Wagtails, 4 White Wagtails and 6 unidentified alba Wagtails flying W as well as 1 Yellow Wagtail and 1 male Channel Wagtail (Blue-headed x Yellow hybrid).
Other birds seen included 3 newly arrived Whitethroats, 34 Linnets W, 16 Goldfinches W, 16 Sedge Warblers, 5 Willow Warblers, 6 Mute Swans, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Blackcap, 6 Meadow Pipits W, 62 Carrion Ctows, 6 Oystercatchers, 6 Swallows W, 2 Ringed Plovers, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Redshank,  Little Egrets, 1 Little Ringed Plover, 7 Shelduck, 9 Sand Martins W, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 6 Turnstone, 6 Corn Buntings and 23 Yellowhammers.

Male White Wagtail

Marc Heath spent a couple of hours at Reculver from 1000 where he walked down to Coldharbour and back in cloudy conditions. There was not much to report but he did see 18 Swallows W, 2 Pied Wagtails, 5 Meadow Pipits, 24 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Egrets, 5 Shelduck, 3 Reed Buntings, 6 Mallard, 2 Sedge Warblers, 4 Turnstone, 2 Skylarks, 8 Sand Martins W, 4 Ringed Plovers, 1 male Wheatear at Coldharbour, 1 House Martin W, 2 Redshank, 2 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Grey Heron.

Male Wheatear