February 21st

On another pleasant morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Redwing, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 18 Chaffinches, 4 Goldfinches, 4 Mute Swans, 11 Skylarks, 4 Shelduck, 45 Common Scoter, 1 Little Egret, 3 Curlew, 7 Turnstone, 125 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 4 Ringed Plovers, 2 Redshank, 2 Coot, 15 Golden Plover, 17 Lapwings, 1 Green Woodpecker and 1 Kestrel.

Inland at Reculver this morning there were 3 Greenfinches, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Sparrowhawk, 3 Chiffchaffs, including 2 singing, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 1 Shelduck, 1 Green Sandpiper, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Kestrels, 200 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 3 Stonechats, 63 Corn Buntings, 38 Stock Doves, 3 Golden Plovers, 1 Great White Egret and 1 Jay. 1

This morning, Marc Heath found a Black Redstart (130th) on the rocks west of Reculver car park and also heard a Raven flying over Bishopstone.