December 22nd

We completed our regular, local birding walk at Reculver this morning in dull and sometimes drizzly conditions. Birds we saw included 50 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 3 Redshank, 12 Corn Buntings, 2 Stonechats, 16 Cormorants, 2 Short-eared Owls often interacting with each other, 5 Turnstone, 8 Ringed Plovers, 35 Common Scoter, 3 Shelduck, 2 Snow Buntings, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Golden Plover, 6 Reed Buntings, 3 Pied Wagtails and 7 Mute Swans.

Male Snow Bunting