April 8th

On a much calmer morning than of late I walked from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm and recorded 21 Linnets, 6 Chaffinches, 1 Common Buzzard, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Goldfinch, 5 Coot, 10 Mallard, 5 Chiffchaffs singing, 4 Redshank, 7 Turnstone, 6 Oystercatchers, 12 Meadow Pipits, 4 Ringed Plovers, 24 Corn Buntings, 1 Greylag Goose, 1 singing Stonechat, 3 Shelduck, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Willow Warbler singing from the bushes by the Wantsum (139th), 1 singing Blackcap and 2 Yellowhammers.

Little Egret

This afternoon I walked inland at Reculver and recorded 2 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Mallard, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 male Mandarin Duck (140th), 2 Shelduck, 8 Linnets, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Coot, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Blackcap and 1 Willow Warbler.