April 6th
This morning the sun was shining brightly with a light breeze from the west blowing as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour, returning along the Green Wall. We saw 2 Grey Herons, 14 Mute Swans, 7 Goldfinches W, 4 Chiffchaffs, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 10 Mallard, 1 Golden Plover, 10 Meadow Pipits W, 1 Short-eared Owl, 2 Curlew, 6 Turnstone, 54 Oystercatchers, 56 Sanderling, 11 Goldfinches W, 1 Greenfinch W, 4 Linnets W, 2 Swallows W, 2 Redshank, 8 Gadwall, 4 Ringed Plovers, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 6 Tufted Duck, 2 Coot  and 1 Sand Martin W (124th).
This afternoon Nick Hando and his family wandered from Shuart down to the railway line, then along the track via Wade Farm back to Shuart. Not much to report, but 15 Swallows flew W in small groups, Shuart held 4 singing Chiffchaffs and 4 noisy Green Woodpeckers, and a late winter flock of 45 Linnets at Wade plus a pair of Mute Swans on a nest with 3 eggs.