March 20th

On a very calm morning with the tide in we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back. We recorded 19 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 8 Cetti's Warblers, 3 Little Egrets, 5 Mallard, 5 Skylarks, 5 Redshank, 3 Pied Wagtails, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 17 Meadow Pipits, 30 Linnets, 42 Corn Buntings, 4 singing Chiffchaffs, 13 Oystercatchers, 9 Magpies, 15 Turnstone, 1+ Bearded Tits, 3 Golden Plovers, 3 Reed Buntings, 2 Ringed Plovers, 9 Curlew, 7 Greylag Geese, 2 Shelduck and 1 Little Grebe.

Little Egrets

Matt was also out this morning and walked from Shuart along the embankment and back by way of Coldharbour and Plumpudding. He saw 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Firecrest, 10 Chiffchaffs, 26 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Green Woodpecker, 2 Goldcrests, 4 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Stonechat, 1 Siskin, 4 Gadwall, 16 Lapwings, 29 Redshank, 1 Little Ringed Plover flying W, 2 Shelduck, 2 Greylag Geese, 9 Little Egrets, 15 Curlew, 8 Canada Geese, 91 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 White Wagtail, 2 Snipe, 1 Water Rail, 1 Jay and 6 Tufted Duck. He also saw a Holly Blue and Dark-edged Bee-fly.