February 27th

It was a fabulous late winter's morning as we walked along various footpaths inland from Reculver and recorded 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 6 Cetti's Warblers, 8 Chiffchaffs, 2 Moorhens, 5 Mallard, 80 Rooks at the May Street rookery, 26 Chaffinches, 75 Linnets, 1 Sparrowhawk, 35 Jackdaws, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Kestrels, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Siskin flying E, 2 Green Woodpeckers and 6 Goldfinches.

Rooks

Linnets

Also in the Shuart and Brooksend area this morning there were 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 4 Green Woodpeckers, 6 Grey Herons, 6 singing Greenfinches, 1 Redwing, 1 Little Egret, 3 Common Buzzards, 1 Kestrel, 33 Corn Buntings, 1 Siskin, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Teal, 1 Pochard, 21 Tufted Ducks, 1 Shoveler, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 Stonechat, 1 Snipe and 2 Cetti's Warblers.