December 8th
On an overcast morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and dropped in at Reculver on the way home. We recorded 75 Cormorants, 17 Mute Swans, 19 Fieldfares, 39 Redwings, 8 Tree Sparrows, 1 Sparrowhawk, 32 Chaffinches, 34 Corn Buntings, 1 Grey Heron, 110 Carrion Crows, 1 Little Egret, 18 Common Scoter, 87 Mallard, 3 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Redshank, 1 Golden Plover, 1 Turnstone, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Snipe, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Coot and 2 Gadwall.
Julian Perry found a Snow Bunting on the beach west of Coldharbour this morning.
This afternoon I walked along under the cliffs at Minnis Bay and counted 44 Turnstone, 90 Oystercatchers, 9 Curlew, 6 Redshank, 8 Grey Plovers, 109 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Little Egret.