May 6th
On an even more blustery morning, but thankfully with no rain, we began the morning with a bird watch at Reculver and saw 2 Bullfinches (167th), 42 Sandwich Terns E, 4 Common Terns E, 1 Gannet E, 4 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Blackcaps, 1 male Black Redstart, 3 Whitethroats and 1 Swift.
After this we visited Chamber's Wall and walked to Coldharbour and the Oyster Farm before returning along the Green Wall and railway embankment. We recorded 3 Cetti's Warblers, 12 Mallard, 19 Whitethroats, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Turtle Dove, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 1 Red-legged Partridge, 2 Shelduck, 6 Oystercatchers, 7 Swifts, 4 Shoveler, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls E, 1 second summer Yellow-legged Gull E, 4 Ringed Plovers, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 male Greenland Wheatear, 1 Golden Plover, 3 Turnstone, 1 male Ring Ouzel, 138 Carrion Crows, 1 Kestrel and 1 Tree Pipit.
In addition Marc Heath also saw 1 Nightingale, 4 Bar-tailed Godwits, 3 Fulmars, 5 Gannets, 4 Common Scoter and 7 Grey Plover.

Male Greenland Wheatear