We arrived at the Reculver car park at 0815 and walked up to the promenade where the first bird we saw was an adult Spoonbill flying E towards Minnis Bay in the haze. I shouted to Barry Hunt who was just behind us and phoned Marc Heath who was near Coldharbour and they both managed to see it.
This is only the second Spoonbill I've seen in 50 years birding at Reculver with the other one seen a long time ago on 10th December 1978, however 19 or 20 have been reported in the area over the years.
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| Adult Spoonbill flying east past Reculver Towers - Barry Hunt |
After this excitement we walked up to Coldharbour and then inland. Other birds we saw included 7 Mute Swans, 9 Shelduck, 4 Mallard, 1 Gadwall, 2 Shoveler, 3 Pochard, 12 Tufted Duck, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 8 Little Grebes, 13 Cormorants, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Sparrowhawk, 12 Coot, 58 Oystercatchers, 6 Ringed Plovers, 11 Turnstone, 23 Redshank, 2 Sanderling, 2 Pied Wagtails, 16 Meadow Pipits, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Goldfinches and 13 Linnets.
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| Oystercatchers at Coldharbour |
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