March 18th
There was a chilly northerly wind blowing this morning as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and then inland. Birds we saw included 182 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Barnacle Goose, 3 Cormorants, 9 Mute Swans, 2 Little Egrets, 15 Redshank, 11 Dunlin, 1 Pied Wagtail, 9 Shelduck, 12 Mallard, 2 Curlews, 8 Oystercatchers, 110 Golden Plovers, 3 Turnstone, 1 Grey Heron, 7 Ringed Plovers, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Shoveler, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 12 Gadwall, 1 Greylag Goose, 8 Tufted Duck and 2 Coot.
Julian Perry also saw a Black Redstart at the Towers.
During the afternoon there was a group of 16 Magpies at Bishopstone.
A Pale-bellied Brent Goose was reported during the day and Marc Heath saw 2 Short-eared Owls at the Oyster Farm this evening.

Oystercatchers