April 14th
We began the morning by walking from Shuart to the sea and saw 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Greylag Geese W, 1 Marsh Harrier, 20 House Sparrows, 5 Corn Buntings, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Green Woodpecker and 1 Swallow.
Later at Reculver we counted 1 Green Woodpecker, 4 Blackcaps, 2 Grey Partridges, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Jays, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 9 Stock Doves, 3 Mallard, 2 Tufted Ducks, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Swallow and 1 Sparrowhawk. It's still very slow!
Marc Heath was also out this morning and between 0600 and 0900 and walked from Reculver to Chamber's Wall. He recorded 3 Chiffchaffs, 8 Turnsone, 3 Redshank, 12 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Egrets, 6 Shelduck, 8 Reed Buntings, 4 Sedge Warblers, 27 Corn Buntings, 10 Cormorants, 4 Common Scoter E, 3 Marsh Harriers, 5 Skylarks, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 2 Swallows, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 14 Common Gulls flying E.
In addition Julian Perry found a Common Whitethroat (139th) in a bush by the Green Wall this morning.