March 4th
The overnight rain had cleared by the time we began birding at Reculver this morning but there was a fresh and chilly W wind blowing. We had a seawatch and then walked up to Coldharbour and recorded 1 Green Woodpecker, 78 Gannets W, 7 Red-throated Divers, 1 Common Scoter, 1 large auk E, 2 Goosanders, a male and female W (117th), 6 Great Crested Grebes, 488 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 7 Sanderling, 2 Shelduck E, 6 Mute Swans, 29 Ringed Plovers, 6 Oystercatchers, 8 Mallard, 5 Turnstone, 1 immature male Eider, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull W, 3 Stonechats, 2 alba Wagtails W and 1 Redshank.
Inland at Reculver Matt found 33 Teal, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Mallard, 1 Chiffchaff and 1 Redwing.