April 15th

On a wet and breezy morning we spent an hour at Reculver and saw the following birds flying E: 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 17 Gannets, 10 Common Gulls, 6 Shelduck, 2 Fulmars and 2 Common Scoter flying W.

Matt was also out this morning and walked from Reculver to Plumpudding and back along the railway embankment. He counted 2 Stonechats, 3 Wheatears, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Mediterranean Gulls, 35 Sanderling, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Willow Warblers, 4 Whitethroats, 2 Blackcaps, 9 Little Egrets, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 7 Gannets, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Swallow, 15 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck and 2 Greylag Geese.

The sun came out this afternoon so we had a walk at Reculver where we recorded 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Goldfinches, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 2 Linnets, 2 Green Sandpipers, 8 Tufted Ducks, 4 Mallards, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Willow Warbler, 6 Moorhens, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Reed Warbler, 4 Coot and 2 Grey Partridges. We also saw 6 Peacock and 1 Small Tortoiseshell butterfly.

Peacock feeding on Dandelion