May 23rd

With a continuing northerly wind blowing we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 4 Whitethroats, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Turtle Doves, 4 Goldfinches, 2 Swallows, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Common Terns, 1 Cuckoo, 4 Mallard, 2 Coot, 2 Swifts W, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 2 Blackcap and 2 Tufted Ducks.

Matt was also out earlier and walked from Reculver to Plumpudding and back along the railway embankment. He counted 7 Blackcaps, 6 Chiffchafffs, 7 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Pochard, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Cuckoo, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall, 9 Greylag Geese, 20 Sand Martins, 1 Corn Bunting and 10 Stonechats including 3 males, 1 male with 1 young and 1 male with 4 young. He also recorded 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Common Buzzard, 2 Kestrels, 3 Swifts, 1 Gannet, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 House Martins, 4 Lapwings, 4 Grey Herons, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 2 Long-tailed Tit and family, 3 Yellow Wagtails and 1 Whinchat (160th).

Whinchat - Matt Hindle