November 30th
On another sunny but frosty morning we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and then back via the railway embankment. We counted 3 Lapwings, 5 Turnstone, 3 Sanderling, 1 Little Owl, 16 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 8 Goldfinches, 6 Redshank, 5 Stonechats, 2 Ringed Plovers, 4 Grey Plovers, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 7 Snipe, 6 Shelduck, 140 Cormorants, 5 Red-throated Divers, 3 Common Scoter, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 83 Golden Plovers, 16 Oystercatchers, 53 Mallard, 2 Gadwall, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 5 Wigeon, 2 Little Grebes, 115 Carrion Crows, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Grey Wagtail, 30 Fieldfares, 10 Redwings and 2 Lapland Buntings W.

Goldfinch

This afternoon Marc Heath birded the Marsh and saw 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Peregrine, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 4 Stonechats, 40 Skylarks, 2 Lapwings, 4 Common Scoter, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Sanderling, 14 Ringed Plovers, 3 Brent Geese, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Red-throated Divers, 2 Teal and 1 Mediterranean Gull.
Richard Collins was also out doing a seawatch and saw some of these birds but in addition 1 Great Northern Diver E, 100 Mallard, 9 Gadwall, 3 Shelduck and 2 Turnstones.