November 24th
On an increasingly overcast morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to the Wantsum outflow and saw 243 Cormorants flying S, 90 Lapwings, 5 Redwings, 12 Blackbirds, 2 Mistle Thrushes, 1 Song Thrush, 1 Fieldfare, 18 Chaffinches, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 64 Corn Bunrings, 1 Green Woodpecker, 3 Stonechats, 6 Coot, 2 Little Egrets, 142 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 32 Turnstone, 2 Redshank, 80 Sanderling, 45 Ringed Plovers, 2 Mallard, 12 Grey Plovers, 4 Dunlin, 2 Oystercatchers, 6 Ringed Plovers and 200 Starlings feeding in the sheep fields.
Marc Heath was out at 0600 and drove to Shuart. On the way he recorded 3 Barn Owls, 1 Little Owl, 2 Woodcocks and 1 Red-legged Partridge. He then returned to Reculver and walked along the seawall to just east of Coldharbour. He counted 1 Golden Plover, 5 Lapwings, 2 Skylarks, 68 Oystercatchers, 210 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 25 Meadow Pipits, 13 Gannets, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Marsh Harrier, 70 Ringed Plovers, 7 Redshank, 3 Red-breasted Mergansers, 9 Reed Buntings, 2 Little Egrets, 835 Cormorants, 36 Turnstone, 40 Corn Buntings, 4 Mute Swans, 22 Grey Plovers, 9 Common Scoter, 48 Red-throated Divers flying E, 8 Mallard, 4 Dunlin, 144 Sanderling, 3 Curlew, 1 Merlin, 1 Kestrel, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 3 Shelduck, 5 Wigeon, 1 Snow Bunting landing in the Oyster Farm and 1 Rock Pipit.