April 23rd
We had another interesting morning's birding beginning at Reculver where Matt saw and heard our first Garden Warbler (155th), 8 Mediterranean Gulls W and 2 Whimbrel W.
We then met at Chamber's Wall and walked around Coldharbour where we recorded 5 Whitethroats, 4 Reed Warblers, 4 Blackcaps, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Lapwings, 8 Mallard, 2 Mediterranean Gull E, 7 Shelduck, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Wheatears, 4 Oystercatchers, 1 Hobby W (156th), 1 Little Egret, 1 Dotterel flying SE over Coldharbour towards Shuart where it appeared to land, 1 Redshank, 1 Shoveler, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 2 Grey Partridges and 6 Corn Buntings.
Next we visited Shuart to unsuccessfully look for the Dotterel and saw 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Whitethroats, 1 Kestrel, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Kestrel, 2 Shoveler and 2 Canada Geese (157th).
Marc Heath was also out this morning and walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and recorded 3 Ring Ouzels, 2 Cuckoos, 13 Whimbrel, 1 Greenshank, 2 Purple Sandpipers, 6 Mediterranean Gulls, 5 Wheatears, 6 Common Scoter, 9 Greylag Geese, 1 Hobby W, 14 Turnstone, 6 Shelduck, 10 Whitethroats, 18 Sedge Warblers, 7 Reed Warblers, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 7 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Shoveler, 1 Common Buzzard and 2 Kestrels.

Purple Sandpiper - Marc Heath
This bird has a shorter bill than the one photographed yesterday and is probably a female whilst yesterday's bird is a male