April 28th

Matt and I had a change of scenery this morning and walked from Grove Ferry to Stodmarsh and back. Our highlights were 1 Turtle Dove, 2 House Martins, 1 Whinchat, 1 booming Bittern, 1 male Garganey and 1 singing Nightingale amongst all the singing warblers.

An early morning and then an afternoon visit to Reculver produced 4 Fieldfares, 3 Swallows, 1 Garden Warbler, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Whitethroats, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Mallard, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Shelduck, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 3 Pied Wagtails, 5 Reed Warblers, 2 Common Buzzards and 1 Cetti's Warbler.