March 15th
On a dismal morning with a cold east wind still blowing not much had changed since yesterday. We walked from Chamber's Wall to Reculver and counted 52 Cormorants, 2 Sparrowhawks, 28 Red-throated Divers, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 550 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 87 Oystercatchers E, 70 Golden Plovers, 6 Song Thrushes, 13 Mallard, 13 Redshank, 2 Dunlin, 2 Ringed Plovers, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Little Egrets, 4 Turnstone, 2 Shelduck, 10 Mute Swans, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Grey Heron, 10 Gadwall, 3 Shoveler, 8 Tufted Duck and 2 Coots.