May 19th

We spent a quiet morning ringing at Shuart where we saw 3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 4 Swallows, 3 Whitethroats, 1 Cuckoo, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Kestrels, 1 Canada Goose, 3 Green Woodpeckers, 6 Blackcaps, 1 Jay, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Mallard, 1 Swift W and 2 Grey Herons.

Birds ringed 13: Chiffchaff 3, Wren 1, Blackcap 4, Whitethroat 1, Chaffinch 1, Robin 1, Dunnock 1, Song Thrush 1.

This afternoon we walked at Reculver and saw 2 Shelduck, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 7 Tufted Duck, 1 male Pochard, 6 Mallard, 2 Grey Partridges, 2 Oystercatchers, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 3 Common Sandpipers, 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Little Egret, 2 Whitethroats, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cuckoo.1 Common Buzzard and 1 Red-legged Partridge.