May 2nd

After overnight thunder with little rain we walked at a very quiet Reculver and Shuart this morning. Altogether we saw 9 Blackcaps, 7 Chiffchaffs, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 9 Cetti's Warblers, 14 Tufted Duck, 1 Shelduck, 30 Mallard, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Gadwall, 4 Coot, 15 Reed Warblers, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Whitethroats, 1 Kestrel, 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Green Woodpecker, 18 Oystercatchers, 1 Swallow, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers and Goldfinches.

Dave Smith was out this morning and walked from Shuart to Chamber's Wall and Plumpudding. He recorded 2 Shelduck, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Avocet, 9 Oystercatcher, 2 Grey Plovers, 3 Ringed Plovers, 6 Lapwings, 1 Whimbrel, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 16 Turnstone, 70 Sanderling, 2 Sandwich Terns, 2 Gannets E, 2 Marsh Harriers, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers and 5 Lesser Redpolls W.

Mike Watts saw 2 Little Terns (156th) flying W and a Wheatear.