May 1st
As there was a fresh and cool NE blowing Matt started with a seawatch at the Towers but only saw 5 Common Scoter, 3 males and 2 females, 7 distant large auks E, 7 Sandwich Terns, 1 Whimbrel and 2 Yellow Wagtails.
We met him at 0745 and drove over to Chamber's Wall before walking back to Reculver. We recorded 1 Merlin, 8 Whitethroats, 1 Blackcap, 1 Garden Warbler, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Mute Swans, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 8 Sedge Warblers, 4 Reed Warblers, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Cuckoos, 2 Grey Partridges, 3 Yellow Wagtails, 2 Gadwall, 5 Oystercatchers, 1 Kestrel, 8 Mallard, 1 Wheatear, 8 Turnstone, 1 Greenshank, 4 Little Egrets, 7 Linnets , 2 Shelduck and 3 Redshank.