January 14th

On another beautiful winter's morning Matt walked inland at Reculver and then met us on the seawall and we walked up to Coldharbour and back. Between us we saw 1 Little Owl, 2 Bearded Tits, 3 Little Egrets, 35 Red-throated Divers, 20 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Fulmar flying W, 20 Corn Buntings, 60 Linnets, 1 Rock Pipit, 65 Dunlin, 40 Ringed Plovers, 15 Grey Plovers, 12 Golden Plovers, 1 female Velvet Scoter flying E (116th),  1 Dartford Warbler, 1 Shelduck, 9 Common Scoter, 1 Peregrine, 1 Common Buzzard, 80 House Sparrows, 4 Stonechats,18 Redwings, 1 Water Rail and 2 Chiffchaffs. Matt also saw 7 Russian White-fronted Geese at Brooksend.

Thre were at least 2 Short-eared Owls at the Oyster Farm this afternoon. In addition, Dave Smith found a Purple Sandpiper at Minnis Bay.