February 7th
The morning started with 22 Golden Plover flying W over our garden at Bishopstone.
It was bright and sunny if a bit chilly as we later walked at Minnis Bay as the tide was covering the rocks and counted 102 Oystercatchers, 56 Grey Plovers, 7 Curlews, 1 Bar-tailed Godwit, 21 Redshank, 81 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 62 Great Crested Grebes, 27 Turnstone, 113 Dunlin and 2 Sanderling.
On our way home we visited Shuart and Reculver and saw 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 28 Mute Swans, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Red-legged Partridges, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Tufted Ducks, 4 Coot, 1 Little Grebe, 5 Gadwall and 2 Mallard.

Curlew with 3 Oystercatchers

Redshank