February 20th
On a milder but overcast morning we walked from Chamber's Wall and around Coldharbour and saw 43 Cormorants, 30 Mute Swans, 2 Little Egrets, 12 Chaffinches, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Corn Bunting, 34 Mallard, 58 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 24 Grey Plovers, 9 Redshank, 156 Oystercatchers, 3 Shelduck, 2 Curlews, 1 Turnstone, 16 Blackbirds and 1 Marsh Harrier.
On our way home we visited Shuart and Reculver and recorded 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, 4 Mistle Thrushes, 22 Mute Swans, 2 Goldcrests, 200 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Marsh Harrier, 9 Tufted Ducks, 5 Gadwall and 1 Green Sandpiper.