May 2nd
On an overcast morning with a chilly ENE breeze blowing we completed the Chamber's Wall/Coldharbour/Green Wall circuit before looking in at Reculver on the way home. We counted 16 Reed Warblers, 18 Whitethroats, 4 Blackcaps, 1 Garden Warbler, 3 Chiffchaffs, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 3 Lesser Whitethroats, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 4 Grey Herons, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Yellow Wagtails, 19 Mallard, 11 Linnets, 2 Gadwall, 8 Oystercatchers, 2 Shelduck, 2 Cuckoos, 18 Mute Swans, 1 summer plumaged Bar-tailed Godwit, 4 Cormorants, 2 Ringed Plovers, 1 Little Grebe, 8 Tufted Duck, 6 Coot, 30 Sand Martins and 2 Corn Buntings.