April 24th

I arrived at Chamber's Wall on a bright and breezy morning and walked up to Coldharbour and the Wantsum outflow. The first bird I heard was a late Fieldfare "chakking" in the hedge closely followed by a Ring Ouzel "takking" close by. Other birds I saw included 8 Whitethroats, 8 Cetti's Warblers, 24 Linnets, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Blackcaps, 4 migrant Song Thrushes, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Swallow, 15 Sedge Warblers, 2 Reed Warblers, 1 Little Egret, 3 Turnstone, 120 Sanderling, 4 Oystercatchers, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull E, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Geese W, 2 Ringed Plovers, 1 Coot, 1 Eider on the sea, 1 Marsh Harrier, 6 Corn Buntings and 1 Stonechat.

Fieldfare

Sanderling

 

 Marc Heath was also out this morning between 0530 and 0800 and walked from Reculver to Chamber's Wall. He saw 1 Blackcap, 2 Chiffchaffs, 8 Whitethroats, 6 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Egrets, 7 Shelduck, 10 Linnets, 7 Sedge Warblers, 1 Kestrel, 1 Golden Plover E, 1 Stonechat, 1 Eider, 4 Turnstone, 1 Ringed Plover, 15 Corn Buntings, 1 Rock Pipit, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Redshank, 2 Reed Warbler, 3 Skylarks, 4 Mute Swans, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Common Buzzard, 4 adult Mediterranean Gulls E, 77 Sanderling, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Fulmar and 5 Swallows.

Derek Smith walked from Shuart to Plumpudding and back via Brooksend and Netherhale between 0700 and 0930 and recorded 23 Bar-tailed Godwits in Plumpudding lagoon, 3 Whimbrel E, 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls E, 2 Wheatears and 1 male Stonechat. 

Bar-tailed Godwits at Plumpudding lagoon - Derek Smith

 

This afternoon a walk inland at Reculver produced 2 Chiffchaffs, 2 Green Sandpipers,14 Sand Martins, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Shelduck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 7 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 1 Blackcap, 1 Reed Warbler, 2 Common Buzzards and 1 Whitethroat.