April 30th
There was a blustery SE wind blowing this morning as we began with a walk at Reculver before driving to Chamber's Wall and walking to Coldharbour and then returning along the seawall. We saw 7 Common Sandpipers, 3 Greenshank, 36 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns, 5 Fulmars, 9 Yellow Wagtails, 1 male Channel Wagtail, 4 Common Scoter, 1 Gannet, 1 Guillemot, 1 Curlew, 1 Shoveler, 1 Wheatear, 3 Swifts, 3 Grey Herons, 20 Whitethroats, 2 Lapwings, 11 Mallard, 2 Shelduck, 1 Willow Warbler, 8 Ringed Plovers, 2 Swallows W, 1 Whimbrel, 2 Grey Plovers, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, 26 Oystercatchers, 2 Knot (161st), 7 Redshank, 1 Great Northern Diver, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Lesser Whitethroat.
Marc Heath was also out this morning and in addition to what we saw recorded 1 Nightingale, 2 Turtle Doves, 10 Little Egrets, 1 Merlin E, 2 Tree Pipits W and 4 Wheatears.
We spent 90 minutes at Minnis Bay this afternoon in the hope that some of the south coast skuas might creep round Thanet. In the event we saw 35 Bar-tailed Godwits, 9 Gannets, 15 Knot, 1 Common Tern, 8 Dunlin, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Fulmars, 1 Kestrel and 1 Grey Heron in off, 2 Common Sandpipers and 3 Mediterranean Gulls.