April 13th
The threatened NE gale arrived overnight and our walk this morning was a bit of a struggle. We managed to see 7 Chaffinches, 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Mute Swans, 2 Mallard, 3 Tufted Duck, 1 Reed Bunting, 2 Coot, 12 Cormorants, 1 Blackcap, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 2 Sandwich Terns E (142nd), 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gulls E and 2 Oystercatchers.