March 23rd
This morning we walked from Chamber's Wall and along the railway embankment to the Green Wall and back via Coldharbour. We saw 14 Mallard, 2 Chiffchaffs, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 1 male Marsh Harrier, 14 Oystercatchers, 10 Redshank, 6 Ringed Plovers, 1 Curlew, 5 Dunlins, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 35 Common Scoter, 2 Shelduck, 1 female Wigeon (125th), 5 Grey Herons, 2 Grey Partridges and 1 Green Woodpecker.
Marc Heath was out between 0600 and 0745 and walked along the seawall and recorded 1 Black Redstart, 1 Merlin, 1 Little Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 8 Shelduck, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Eider, 25 Common Scoter, 19 Corn Buntings, 1 GreenSandpiper and 1 Stonechat.
Chris Tedder visited Reculver today, starting out in the morning, and had a slow walk to Plumpudding and back. Her highlights were 2 Black Redstarts, 3 Wheatears, 2 Mediterranean Gulls E, 4 Red-throated Divers E, 1 Great Skua E, 18 Gannets E, 1 immature male Eider and 42 Common Scoter.

2 first winter Mediterranean Gulls - Chris Tedder