January 10th
It was sunny but blustery this morning as we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and then visited Reculver on the way home. We saw 235 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 20 Blackbirds, 3 Tree Sparrows, 2 Water Rails, 140 Carrion Crows, 12 Mute Swans, 4 Linnets, 2 Little Egrets, 18 Curlew, 5 Shelducks, 67 Mallard, 2 Redshank, 1 Turnstone, 3 Gannets, 130 Cormorants, 1 Stonechat, 10 Skylarks, 4 Redwings, 1 Green Woodpecker, 25 Corn Buntings, 18 Chaffinches, 1 Kestrel, 1 Fieldfare, 1 Jay and 1 Sparrowhawk.
Julian Perry had a male Blackcap (107th) visit his garden at Bishopstone.