February 25th

On an overcast morning we walked along the seawall from Reculver to the Wantsum outflow where it appears that the Environment Agency are just about to complete there beach restoration work. We counted 4 Cetti's Warblers, 737 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 6 Mallard, 20 Meadow Pipits, 7 Great Crested Grebes, 5 Linnets, 3 Redshank, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 2 Snow Buntings, a male and female, 3 Corn Buntings, 4 Goldfinches 5 Turnstone, 2 Ringed Plovers, 3 Oystercatchers, 5 Mute Swans, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Little Egret, 1 male Stonechat and 2 Shelduck.

Matt was out later and walked at Netherhale and saw 1 Firecrest, 3 Chiffchaffs, one with a pollen horn suggesting it had arrived from further south, 200 Chaffinches, 3 Common Buzzards, 34 Goldfinches, 3 Stonechats, 14 Long-tailed Tits and 2 Goldcrests.

A walk inland at Reculver this afternoon produced 18 Mallard, 30 Chaffinches, 34 Gadwall, 1 Common Buzzard, 27 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 42 Coot, 8 Little Grebes, 1 Cetti's Warbler and 4 Teal.