May 19th

We all got a thorough soaking this morning. Matt walked in from Shuart and we walked in from Chamber's Wall and we met at Coldharbour. Between us, we managed to see or hear 4 Blackcaps, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 3 Cuckoos, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 9 Swifts W, 14 Swallows W, 1 House Martin W, 2 Shoveler, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Stonechats, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns, 1 Grasshopper Warbler, 8 Ringed Plovers, 2 Turnstone, 1 Tree Pipit W, 1 Goldcrest, 8 Goldfinches, 1 Greenshank and 1 Corn Bunting.