June 9th

On an increasingly sunny and warm morning I walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour. I recorded 22 singing Reed Warblers, 10 singing Skylarks, 13 Linnets, 3 Mallard, 4 Whitethroats, 5 Goldfinches, 1 singing Lesser Whitethroat, 5 singing Cetti's Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, a flock of 15 juvenile Blue Tits, 1 female Marsh Harrier, 1 Cuckoo, 6 singing Sedge Warblers, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 Little Egret, 1 Redshank, 1 Common Tern, 1 Yellow Wagtail, 6 Chaffinches and 3 Swallows. I also counted about 65 Pyramidal Orchids at Coldharbour.

Pyramidal Orchids