December 12th
We arrived at Reculver at 0800 in bright sunshine but could see a front moving in from the west and finished our walk in cloudy conditions.

Approaching front

Birds we saw included 233 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 8 Common Scoter, 534 Cormorants flying out to sea from the Stour Valley, 1 Pied Wagtail, 1 Little Grebe, 27 Ringed Plovers, 4 Redshank, 7 Mute Swans, 1 Common Buzzard, 40 Corn Buntings, 32 Linnets, 110 Carrion Crows, 62 Mallard, 1 first winter Yellow-legged Gull W, 2 Oystercatchers, 1 Little Egret, 40 Sanderling, 2 Turnstone, 3 Goldfinches and 1 Green Woodpecker.

Common Scoter