February 22nd
With fog coming and going this morning and the tide miles out it was a bit of a struggle to see anything! In the event we recorded 3 Fieldfares, 4 Goldfinches, 9 Mute Swans, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 7 Mallard, 18 Meadow Pipits, 11 Redshank, 8 Skylarks, 2 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 10 Oystercatchers, 1 Stonechat, 1 Golden Plover, 1 male White Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 2 Snow Buntings, 22 Linnets, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Kestrel, 1 Green Woodpecker and 2 Great Crested Grebes.
Mike Roser and Dave Perrin walked around the Reculver area this morning before the fog returned and their highlights were 2 Snow Buntings, 2 singing Cetti's Warblers and 4 Corn Buntings. They also saw an early Peacock butterfly.
Chris Tedder had a walk along the seawall to Plumpudding this afternoon with varying visibility in the fog. Her highlights were 3 Shoveler, 1 Common Scoter E, 1 Pochard (113th) in Coldharbour, 42 Grey Plovers, 36 Sanderling, 172 Oystercatchers, 8 Curlew, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Snow Buntings, 1 White Wagtail, 9 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Great White Egret (114th) seen briefly in the Oyster Farm, 8 Stonechats, 3 Common Gulls, 1 Grey Partridge calling, 1 Short-eared Owl and 1 Little Owl calling.

Pochard - Chris Tedder