March 19th
Before Matt met us at Reculver this morning he had a walk at Shuart where he saw 1 Brambling W, 1 Siskin W, 10 Chaffinches W, 45 Redwings W, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Common Buzzard.
At Reculver we walked along the seawall to Coldharbour and counted 2 Firecrests, 3 Chiffchaffs, 4 Rock Pipits, 4 alba Wagtails W, 14 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 8 Shelduck, 26 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 immature male Eider, 2 Pied Wagtails, 16 Common Scoter E, 2 Red-breasted Mergansers W, 5 Redshank, 22 Oystercatchers, 6 Turnstone, 6 Teal, 70 Corn Buntings, 3 Stonechats, 4 Ringed Plovers, 5 "continental" Song Thrushes, 1 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrels, 1 Snipe, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 1 Curlew, 1 Water Rail, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 4 Mute Swans.
Later in the morning a Red Kite (122nd) flew over Brook Farm and on past Bishopstone and in the afteroon a Raven flew over our garden calling.