December 20th

It was a bright and cold morning with the tide going out as we walked from Reculver to the Wantsum outflow and back. We counted 99 Carrion Crows, 4 Great Black-backed Gulls, 1,040 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 8 Redshank, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Curlew, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Goldfinches, 18 Mallard, 38 Corn Buntings, 10 Oystercatchers, 1 Little Egret, 2 Grey Herons, 7 Reed Buntings, 1 Stonechat, 8 Meadow Pipits and 3 Sanderling.