April 30th
It was blustery and showery this morning on our daily walk and we saw 1 Cuckoo, 4 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Curlew, 10 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 1 Sanderling, 1 Grey Plover, 2 pairs of Stonechat, 21 Shelduck including 15 flying E, 12 Swallows W, 7 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Swift W, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Common Terns, 8 Greylag Geese, 3ad + 5juv, 1 Sand Martin W, 2 House Martins W, 4 Sandwich Terns W, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Fulmar. We also recorded 130 Sanderling, 2 Dunlin, 28 Turnstone, 1 Common Sandpiper (155th), 3 Wheatears, 1 White Wagtail, 1 Little Egret, 2 Shoveler, 2 Grey Partridges, 1 Merlin W, 1 Goldcrest,  1 Firecrest singing, 16 Whitethroats, 10 Sedge Warblers, 6 Skylarks, 10 Reed Warblers, 3 Goldfinches, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Kestrel, 6 Oystercatchers, 8 Ringed Plovers, 2 Coot, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Blackcap and 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker.