April 16th

This morning Matt walked from Reculver to Plumpudding and back along the embankment and we walked the Chamber's Wall, Coldharbour and Green Wall circuit. Between us we recorded 3 Greylag Geese, 29 Sedge Warblers, 12 Whitethroats, 1 Stonechat, 72 Turnstone, 5 Grey Plover, 23 Corn Buntings, 1 Curlew, 4 Chiffchaffs, 4 Sandwich Terns, 13 Sanderling, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Tufted Ducks, 4 Coot, 8 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Grey Partridges, 2 Swallows, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 1 Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 1 Willow Warbler, 1 Blackcap, 22 Linnets, 4 Song Thrushes, 1 Reed Warbler and 1 Sparrowhawk.

Sedge Warbler

Today we received an interesting recovery of an adult Willow Warbler that we ringed on Reculver Marshes on 4th August 2020. It was found freshly dead at Shammerbaun, Kilkelly, Mayo, EIRE on 16th April 2021. Kilkelly is 735 km WNW of Reculver.