March 31st

The month ended with a gale force south westerly wind and rain so we spent from 0745 to 0930 at Minnis Bay seeing what flew by. We counted 12 Common Scoter, 27 Sandwich Terns W, 3 Fulmars (135th), 1 third calendar year Yellow-legged Gull W, 3 Red-throated Divers, 1 Mediterranean Gull W, 2 Gannets, 1 Common Gull W and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

As the rain had turned to drizzle we visited Reculver on the way home and saw 16 Goldfinches, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 2 Green Sandpipers, 1 Little Grebe, 8 Tufted Ducks, 4 Coot, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Mallard, 1 male Wheatear and 1 Cetti's Warbler.

Immature male Sparrowhawk hunting House Sparrows in our garden