November 8th
With better weather than yesterday but still with a cold NW wind blowing we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and then on to Chamber's Wall. We saw 30 Wigeon, 1 Teal, 145 Starlings, 2 Little Egrets, 1 Kingfisher, 208 Lapwings W, 16 Cormorants, 13 Shelduck, 179 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Ringed Plover, 3 Stonechats, 21 Linnets, 4 Redshank, 6 Common Scoter, 2 Grey Herons, 110 Carrion Crows, 18 Goldfinches, 1 Snipe, 2 Dunlin, 13 Mallard, 2 Sanderling, 3 Oystercatchers, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Merlin, 120 Fieldfares, 50 Redwings and 1 Woodcock.
With a NW wind blowing Richard Collins had a look at Reculver this morning and saw 44 Brent Goose, 3 Shelduck, 4 Pintail, 2 Teal, 12 Common Scoter, 1 Kittiwake, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Lapwings, 4 Redshank and 4 Sanderling.
This afternoon we walked from Minnis Bay to Plumpudding lagoon and saw 65 Sanderling, 1 Curlew, 252 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Rock Pipit, 5 Grey Plovers, 1 male Peregrine, 4 Redshank, 40 Oystercatchers and 3 Turnstone.

Dark-bellied Brent Geese