March 13th

With a gale force south westerly blowing we spent an hour and a half at Minnis Bay but did not see a great deal just 159 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 94 Common Scoter, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Rock Pipit, 7 Golden Plovers, 2 Curlew, 2 Red-throated Divers, 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull and 1 Grey Wagtail flying W. On the way home we counted 21 Mute Swans, the first winter Bewick's Swan , 11 Tufted Duck, 2 Gadwall and 16 Teal at Reculver.