May 27th

On another beautiful early summer morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and counted 9 Linnets, 19 Skylarks, 1 Blackcap, 8 Sedge Warblers, 12 Reed Warblers, 14 Whitethroats, 7 Mute Swans, including 5 flying E out at sea, 6 Mallard, 1 Chiffchaff, 7 Reed Buntings, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Swallows, 2 Shoveler and 2 Coot with a young chick. We also saw 6 Ringed Plovers, 14 Turnstone, 6 Oystercatchers, 1 Little Egret, 6 Meadow Pipits, 12 Sand Martins, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 2 Chaffinches, 6 Goldfinches, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Green Woodpecker and 1 Red Kite drifting W.

Male Shoveler