July 5th
On a warm and sunny morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and then on to Plumpudding before returning along the railway embankment. Birds we saw included 1Yellow Wagtail, 6 Goldfinches, 4 Oystercatchers, 4 Whitethroats, 12 Skylarks, 15 Linnets, 37 House Sparrows, 6 Ringed Plovers, 5 Swifts, 4 Whimbrel W, 6 Sand Martins, 24 Swallows, 2 Grey Herons, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Buzzard and 1 Green Woodpecker. We also found our first two Marbled White butterflies of the year on the embankment.

Marbled White