April 27th
On a showery and cool morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and on to the Oyster Farm and Reculver. We counted 10 Whitethroats, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 7 Sedge Warblers, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 21 Linnets, 2 Cuckoos, 14 Swallows, 1 male Shoveler, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 13 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Egrets, 7 Mallard, 21 Turnstone, 12 Wheatears, 7 Reed Warblers, 6 Ringed Plovers, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Sandwich Terns, 8 Shelduck, 1 Lapwing, 1 Redshank, 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Turtle Dove, 1 Willow Warbler and 2 Common Buzzards.

Ringed Plover

Derek Smith was also out this morning between 0600 and 1230 and covered virtually all of the eastern half of the Marsh from Shuart and Netherhale to Coldharbour and Chamber's Wall. He recorded 2 Marsh Harriers, 4 Sandwich Terns, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Whimbrel, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Cuckoos, 64 Swallows W, 6 House Martins W, 15 Wheatears, 6 Mistle Thrushes, 14 Blackcaps, 39 Whitethroats, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 38 Sedge Warblers, 19 Reed Warblers, 8 Willow Warblers, 10 Chiffchaffs, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 6 Cetti's Warblers, 28 Linnets W, 4 Redpolls W and 36 Goldfinches W.