May 21st

We walked out onto the Marsh this morning just before heavy rain arrived from the south east. Birds we saw included 2 Grey Partridges,  4 Whitethroats, 8 Goldfinches, 8 Sand Martins, 4 Blackcaps, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Cuckoo, 8 Tufted Duck, 2 Ravens, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 36 Mallard, 2 Chiffchaffs, 8 Reed Warblers, 1 Sedge Warbler, 6 Coot, 2 Little Grebes and 1 Sparrowhawk. We then spent twenty minutes at Reculver just as the rain arrived and counted 5 Swallows flying W, 3 adult Kittiwakes flying W and 1 Fulmar flying along the coast.