March 26th

On a sunny morning with a light E wind Matt walked from Reculver to Chamber's Wall where I met him and then we walked along the seawall to Plumpudding and back along the railway embankment to Chamber's Wall. We saw 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Mistle Thrush, 5 Chiffchaffs, 16 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Black Redstart, 2 Green Sandpipers, 4 Shelduck, 2 Marsh Harriers, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 2 adults and 2 juveniles, 1 Kestrel, 23 Mallard and 2 Ravens at the Towers. We also counted 11 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Little Egrets, 12 Redshank, 53 Corn Buntings, 1 Red throated Diver E, 8 Golden Plovers, 4 Grey Plovers, 24 Turnstone, 8 Ringed Plovers, 1 Kingfisher, 14 Magpies, 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls E, 85 Sanderling, 1 Curlew, 1 Gannet E, 2 Rock Pipits, 1 Stonechat, 2 Mediterranean Gulls E, 36 Linnets, 3 Greylag Geese, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Red Kite flying W along the seawall, 6 Lapwings, 2 Little Grebes, 6 Coot, 2 Tufted Ducks, 3 Redwings and 6 Fieldfares.

Raven on Reculver Towers - Matt Hindle

 Marc Heath was also out between 0545 and 0945 walking from Reculver to Plumpudding and back. He recorded 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Pied Wagtails, 22 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 13 Stock Doves, 3 Greylag Geese, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Egrets, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Curlew, 6 Shelduck, 35 Oystercatchers, 2 Grey Plovers, 25 Linnets, 21 adult Mediterranean Gulls E, 1 Snipe, 5 Reed Buntings, 15 Turnstone, 4 Ringed Plovers, 2 Skylarks, 15 Corn Buntings, 20 Redshank, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Grey Partridges, 1 Dunlin, 200 Sanderling, 2 Stonechats, 1 Red-throated Diver E, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 Grey Wagtail, 40 Magpies E in small groups 2 Yellowhammers, 1 Gannet E and 1 Red Kite W.