May 8th

We had a unexpected visitor to our garden at lunchtime just after the rain had stopped. A Turtle Dove.

 

Turtle Dove

On a blustery but much milder afternoon we walked inland at Reculver and saw 2 Blackcaps, 1 Pied Wagtail, 4 Whitethroats, 3 Reed Warblers, 2 Sedge Warblers, 5 Swallows, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Jays, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Willow Warbler, 20 Sand Martins, 1 Mallard, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Garden Warbler.