May 3rd

This morning was mainly wet and breezy as we walked at Reculver and recorded 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 6 Blackcaps, 1 Cuckoo, 1 Kestrel, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Corn Bunting singing, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Whitethroat, 1 Fulmar W, 2 Chiffchaffs, 1 Great White Egret flying W at sea, 15 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Shelduck, 1 Common Sandpiper, 2 Reed Warblers and 1 Great Crested Grebe.

After our walk we seawatched at Reculver from 0850 to 1010 and counted 6 Lesser Black-backed Gulls W, 43 Sandwich Terns W, 2 Ringed Plovers. 1 Grey Plover, 3 Mediterranean Gulls W and 1 Whimbrel W.

Matt was out at 0550 and had a seawatch at Minnis Bay for an hour where he saw 20 Gannets W, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Whimbrel, 4 Sandwich Terns W, 2 Common Terns W, 2 Ringed Plovers and Swallows.

He then walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and counted 2 Lesser Whitethroats, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 1 Shelduck, 2 Grey Partridges, 1 Dunlin, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cuckoo, 5 Whimbrel, 4 Lapwings, 2 Swifts, 1 Grey Plover, 5 Little Egrets, 2 Avocets, 120 Sanderling, 51 Sandwich Terns W, 1 Great White Egret flying W, 2 Common Sandpipers, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Corn Buntings, 3 Little Terns flying W, 4 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 4 Common Terns W and 3 Mediterranean Gulls W.