February 6th

The early sunshine soon gave way to dull, calm and misty conditions as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back. We saw 570 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 39 Mallard, 4 Red-throated Divers, 8 Redshank, 6 Meadow Pipits, 14 Oystercatchers, 9 Corn Buntings, 1 Common Buzzard, 35 Common Scoter, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Curlew, 8 Snow Buntings, 4 Shelduck, 46 Ringed Plovers, 9 Turnstone, 6 Great Black-backed Gulls, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Little Egret and 2 Stonechats.