December 2nd

On an overcast and bitterly cold morning with the tide going out we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back. Birds we saw included 356 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 27 Mute Swans, 240 Carrion Crows, 35 Mallard, 6 Teal, 4 Stonechats, 17 Oystercatchers, 2 Grey Plovers, 2 Shelduck, 1 Golden Plover, 1 male Goosander on the sea off Coldharbour, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Redshank, 250 Common Scoter offshore, 8 Wigeon, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Bearded Tits, 1 Sparrowhawk and 1 Fieldfare.

Distant drake Goosander