November 16th
It was good to be out again as we walked along the seawall from Reculver. It was overcast with no wind and the tide was just beginning to come in. Birds we saw included 52 Carrion Crows, 120 Cormorants flying S to the Stour Valley, 1 Grey Plover, 58 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Shelduck, 6 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Kestrel, 1 Pied Wagtail and 1 male Sparrowhawk.
Marc Heath was at Shuart early this morning and saw 1 Woodcock, 1 Red-legged Partridge and 1 Little Owl. He then moved on to Chamber's Wall where in two hours he recorded 11 Coot, 1 ring-tailed Hen Harrier, 13 Meadow Pipits, 15 Reed Buntings, 1 Water Rail, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Marsh Harrier, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 10 Corn Buntings, 30 House Sparrows, 17 Oystercatchers, 13 Redshank, 3 Curlew, 12 Ringed Plovers, 19 Turnstone, 43 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Grey Plover, 71 Mallard, 2 Wigeon, 2 Shelduck, 1 Lapwing, 1 Little Egret, 1 Little Grebe and 34 Chaffinches.