November 13th
We began the morning with a seawatch at Reculver and saw 6 Gannets, 2 Wigeon, 21 Common Scoter, 4 female Eiders E, 83 Cormorants, 21 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and 7 Red-throated Divers.
After this we took part in the Golden Plover Survey but unfortunately found none although we did record over 1,000 Lapwings. In the western half of the Marsh we saw 174 Lapwings W, 2 Common Buzzards, 3 Kestrels, 2 Marsh Harriers, 52 Redwings, 65 Wigeon, 7 Mute Swans, 28 Skylarks, 6 Tree Sparrows, 260 Carrion Crows, 26 Stock Doves, 66 Mallard, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Stonechat, 12 Reed Buntings, 4 Little Egrets, 31 Redshank, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Peregrines, 24 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Fieldfare and 16 Chaffinches.
Matt covered most of the eastern half of the Marsh where he counted 950 Lapwings, 29 Mute Swans, 9 Greylag Geese, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Snow Bunting E over Brooksend, 8 Little Grebes, 1 Marsh Harrier, 91 Sanderling, 57 Turnstone, 1 Purple Sandpiper, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Kestrel, 8 Redshank, 220 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Stonechat and 1 Grey Heron.
Derek Smith took the central section of the Marsh and walked from Shuart to Coldharbour and Plumpudding. He saw 290 Lapwings, 1 Peregrine, 5 Kestrels, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Short-eared Owl, 80 Wigeon, 30 Teal, 48 Stock Doves W, 1 Kingfisher, 5 Snow Buntings at Plumpudding and 4 Stonechats.

Snow Bunting - Derek Smith