April 23rd

Matt was out between 0530 and 1015 and walked from Shuart to Plumpudding and on to Reculver returning along the railway embankment. We walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour where we met up with him and between us we saw 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 6 Chiffchaffs, 50 Sedge Warblers, 48 Whitethroats, 7 Blackcaps, 7 Reed Warblers, 1 Kestrel, 14 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Jays, 3 Greylag Geese, 8 Shelduck, 2 Lapwings, 1 Wheatear, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 9 Tufted Ducks, 4 Stonechats, 2 Common Terns and 2 reeling Grasshopper Warblers. We also saw 4 Common Scoter, 4 Whimbrel, 19 Turnstone, 305 Sanderling, 95 Linnets, 2 Sandwich Terns, 3 Grey Plovers, 23 Sand Martins, 1 Little Owl, 6 Swallows, 1 Little Egret, 1 Common Gull, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 2 Willow Warblers, 4 Coot, 10 Corn Buntings, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 female Common Redstart, 1 Peregrine, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Greenfinch.

Corn Bunting

Sanderling

Julian Perry and Mike Longdon had a Cuckoo (158th) calling from the Oyster Farm this morning.

This afternoon we walked inland at Reculver and recorded 1 Common Buzzard, 3 Blackcaps, 1 Whitethroat, 28 Mallard, made up from 2 family parties, 2 Chiffchaffs, 4 Reed Warblers, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Coot, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Sedge Warbler, 14 Sand Martins and 2 Turtle Doves  flying E over the railway (159th).

A Short-eared Owl was also seen in the Oyster Farm this evening.