March 10th
With a mild but blustery S wind blowing this morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to Coldharbour and saw 1 Cetti's Warbler, 30 Corn Buntings, 1 Lapwing, 46 Cormorants S, 1 Kestrel, 13 Redshank, 19 Shelduck, 1 Red-throated Diver, 2 Little Egrets, 16 Mallard, 5 Oystercatchers, 2 Turnstone, 55 Carrion Crows, 50 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and as we drove home 2 Carrion Crows were giving a Raven a hard time as it flew over Reculver Lane.
Marc Heath was out between 0615 and 0930 and re-found the Red-necked Grebe drifting E off the Towers, 200 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 15 Oystercatchers, 12 Ringed Plovers, 7 Reed Buntings, 2 Lapwings on the beach, 2 Marsh Harriers, 5 Dunlin, 24 Shelduck, 3 Turnstone, 2 Stonechats, 1 Chiffchaff in the seawall bushes, 1 Fulmar, 1 Tufted Duck and 1 Yellowhammer W.
Fran Partridge also found a male Bullfinch by the Oyster Farm buildings.