March 30th

On an increasingly windy morning we walked along the seawall to Coldharbour and recorded 1 Black Redstart on the rocks at the car park, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Little Egrets, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 9 Mallard, 16 Linnets, 1 Sandwich Tern flying W, 1 singing Sedge Warbler, 2 Ringed Plovers, 9 Turnstone, 4 Oystercatchers, 2 Redshank and 4 Stonechats.

Matt was out before us and walked up to Plumpudding and back along the railway embankment. He counted 3 Sand Martins W, 1 Black Redstart, 2 Kestrels, 10 Chiffchaffs, 46 Meadow Pipits W, 17 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Sedge Warbler, 5 Stonechats, 1 Yellow Wagtail W, 40 Common Scoter, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Rock Pipit, 10 Sandwich Terns,  6 Velvet Scoter, 160 Sanderling, 2 Siskins W, 2 Golden Plovers W, 29 Redshank, 4 Curlew, 96 Linnets, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Shelduck, 2 Teal, 1 Goldcrest, 4 Gadwall, 1 Greenfinch and 2 Long-tailed Tits.

This afternoon our walk inland at Reculver produced 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Redwing, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 3 Mallard, 1 male Gadwall, 6 Tufted Duck, 4 Coot, 2 Green Sandpipers, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Chiffchaffs and 1 Green Woodpecker.