January 2nd
On a cold and bright and breezy morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and recorded 1 Kestrel, 45 Corn Buntings, 6 Tree Sparrows, 25 Chaffinches, 38 Redwings, 7 Fieldfares, 12 Mute Swans, 84 Mallard, 1 Stonechat, 14 Skylarks, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Little Egret, 213 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 3 Shelduck, 40 Oystercatchers, 2 Curlew, 160 Carrion Crows, 2 Great Skuas W (90th) over the seawall at Coldharbour, 3 Gadwall, 2 Redshank and 20 Reed Buntings.
This afternoon we walked at Reculver and Shuart trying to add a few new species to our 2017 list. In the event we saw 7 Gadwall, 1 Wigeon, 4 Mute Swans, 2 Red-legged Partridges, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Greenfinch (91st ), 7 Mallard, 10 Teal, 3 Common Buzzards, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Sparrowhawk (92nd).