Wednesday 24 February 2016

February 24th
On a stunning late winter morning we walked along the seawall from Reculver to Coldharbour and recorded 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1,090 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 27 Redshank, 6 Ringed Plovers, 57 Oystercatchers, 20 Linnets, 1 Kingfisher, 6 Turnstone, 28 Mallard, 2 Wigeon, 1 Corn Bunting, 2 Pintail, 6 Shelduck, 2 Dunlin, 1 Curlew, 30 Grey Plovers, 3 Little Egrets, 2 Gadwall, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Snipe, 1 Stonechat and 1 Grey Wagtail.

Pintail male and female

Dark-bellied Brent Geese

At 1110 we had 2 Red Kites (122nd) fly west over our garden at Bishopstone. No doubt the first of many.

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