March 15th

On another mild but showery morning we walked onto the Marsh and recorded 4 Skylarks, 10 Meadow Pipits W, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Greenfinch, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Kestrel, 5 Chiffchaffs, 1 Stonechat, 24 Chaffinches, 2 Green Sandpipers, 15 Mute Swans, 4 Linnets, 14 Tufted Ducks, 6 Coot, 6 Mallard, 7 Gadwall, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 8 Cormorants and 2 Greylag Geese.

Whilst we were at Reculver, Matt walked from Shuart to Brooksend and Plumpudding and saw 7 Green Woodpeckers, 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 11 Grey Herons building 4 nests, 4 Greenfinches, 1 Mistle Thrush, 15 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 3 Redwings, 4 Jays, 16 Teal, 8 Gadwall, 4 Chiffchaffs, 1 Little Egret, 2 Shelduck, 14 Lapwings, 4 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Goldcrest, 12 Tufted Ducks, 13 Coot, 3 Kestrels, 8 Greylag Geese, 1 Fieldfare in off the sea, 2 Canada Geese, 1 Corn Bunting, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Wigeon, 27 Mallard and 1 Common Buzzard.

This afternoon on his drive home Matt had a Red Kite (131st) fly south over the Thanet Way at Shuart.