February 13th

On another calm morning that gradually brightened up we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back and saw 2 Common Buzzards, 245 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Linnets, 1 Pied Wagtail, 7 Redshank, 11 Great Crested Grebes, 18 Mallard, 5 Meadow Pipits, 9 Oystercatchers, 8 Snow Buntings, 4 Ringed Plovers, 2 Sanderling, 4 Turnstone, 1 Little Egret, 1 Grey Heron and 80 Chaffinches feeding on spilled grain on the road.

It was a beautiful, sunny, winter's afternoon as we walked inland at Reculver and saw 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Snipe, 4 Moorhen, 3 Redwing, 8 Coot, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Mallard, 13 Teal, 7 Wigeon, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 6 Lapwings, 30 Linnets, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 first winter Bewick's Swan and 19 Mute Swans.