April 9th

The gale force wind had returned overnight with a significant drop in temperature as we walked at Shuart and Reculver this morning. At Shuart we saw 4 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Ring-necked Parakeets, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Blackcaps, 4 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Canada Goose and 1 Greylag Goose. At Reculver we recorded 1 Jay, 4 Blackcaps, 10 Tufted Ducks, 2 Shelduck, 4 Gadwall, 2 Coot, 3 Cormorants, 4 Greylag Geese, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 12 Mallard, 2 singing Reed Warblers (147th), 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Sparrowhawk and 1 Green Woodpecker.