May 23rd

Matt spent a sunny morning ringing on the Marsh south of the railway and saw 2 Blackcaps, 8 Whitethroats, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 8 Common Terns, 1 Cuckoo, 5 Yellow Wagtails, 6 Sedge Warblers and 8 Reed Warblers. 

Birds ringed 14: Wren 1, Blackcap 2, Whitethroat 3, Cetti's Warbler 2, Sedge Warbler 3, Reed Warbler 3.

On a warmer afternoon I walked at Reculver and saw 3 Chiffchaffs, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 22 Sand Martins, 6 Goldfinches, 2 Blackcaps, 1 Gadwall, 16 Mallard, 13 Coot, 1 female Cuckoo calling, 2 Whitethroats, 7 Reed Warblers, 3 Shelduck, 14 Tufted Duck, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Mute Swans, 2 Lapwings, 8 Greylag Geese and 1 Kestrel.

Male Shelduck