April 24th
On a bright and sunny morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and the Oyster Farm lagoons before returning along the Green Wall. We counted 22 Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, 14 Mallard, 61 Sedge Warblers, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Greenshank, 11 Linnets, 1 Grey Partridge calling, 8 Mediterranean Gulls flying over and calling continuously, 2 Lapwings, 85 Carrion Crows, 1 Cuckoo, 6 Oystercatchers, 8 Shelduck, 3 Redshank, 3 Little Egrets, 5 Ringed Plovers, 8 Wheatears, 3 Swallows W, 1 summer plumaged Dunlin, 19 Mute Swans, 2 Tufted Duck, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Shoveler, 1 Lesser Whitethroat and 13 Corn Buntings.

Displaying Oystercatchers

Derek Smith was out east of us and between 0600 and 1000 walked from Shuart and along the embankment to Chamber's Wall and back via Plumpudding. He saw 16 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Cuckoos, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Marsh Harriers, 4 Common Buzzards, 1 Little Ringed Plover W, 38 Turnstone, 7 Wheatears, 35 alba Wagtails W, 6 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Chiffchaffs, 7 Blackcaps, 11 Reed Warblers, 8 Whitethroats, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 44 Sedge Warblers, 1 Grasshopper Warbler and 4 Cetti's Warblers.

Grasshopper Warbler - Derek Smith

Mark Chidwick was out this evening and had 3 Whinchats (158th), 2 Short-eared Owls, 1 Cuckoo and 9 Wheatears.