March 8th
We arrived at Reculver at 0800 after the overnight rain had moved through and in sunshine but with a strengthening W wind blowing we walked up to Coldharbour. We recorded 40 House Sparrows, 34 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 14 Redshank, 8 Ringed Plovers, 2 Pied Wagtails W, 9 Mute Swans, 9 Turnstone, 14 Sanderling, 22 Oystercatchers, 13 Shelduck, 1 Corn Bunting, 2 adult Mediterranean Gulls flying W (121st) , 70 Carrion Crows, 1 Curlew, 6 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 2 Gadwall, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Dunlin and 6 Meadow Pipits W.

Ringed Plover

This afternoon we spent 45 minutes at the Towers and almost the first bird we saw was a Red-necked Grebe (122nd) drifting E with 3 Great Crested Grebes. Other birds we saw were 2 Red-throated Divers, 1 Rock Pipit, 5 Shoveler W and 1 adult Lesser Black-backed Gull W.