May 12th
This morning was sunny and a bit chilly but the gale force NE winds had moved away. During our walk we counted 2 Blackcaps, 12 Skylarks, 14 Reed Warblers, 15 Sedge Warblers, 14 Whitethroats, 1 Cuckoo, 3 Goldfinches, 6 Chaffinches, 3 Swallows, 12 Mute Swans, 2 Cetti's Wablers, 5 Linnets, 2 Shelduck, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 5 Oystercatchers, 1 Shoveler, 2 Mallard, 1 Common Tern, 6 Ringed Plovers, 11 Sanderling, 23 Turnstone, 1 Corn Bunting, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Red-legged Partridge and 1 Kestrel.

A few Sanderling are still here but will soon move north to breed

Marc Heath walked from Reculver to Chamber's Wall between 0430 and 0830 and saw 4 Blackcaps, 14 Whitethroats, 1 Cuckoo, 6 Skylarks, 9 Cormorants, 1 Little Egret, 10 Mute Swans, 11 Turnstone, 1 Kestrel, 21 Mallard, 8 Shelduck, 2 Stonechats, 9 Sedge Warblers, 17 Corn Buntings, 10 Linnets, 3 Ringed Plovers, 4 Reed Buntings, 10 Reed Warblers, 1 Grey Heron, 40 Sanderling, 1 Common Sandpiper, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 3 Ringed Plovers, 1 Shoveler, 4 Swallows, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Common Terns and 2 Avocets flying out of the Oyster Farm.
He also saw 14 adult Mediterranean Gulls flying E which are probably victims of yesterday's gale that saw flooding in the Medway that may have destroyed their nests.