December 14th
This morning there was a fresh westerly wind blowing as we spent thirty minutes at Minnis Bay at low tide and counted 17 Red-throated Divers W, 5 Gannets, 4 Pintail W, 2 Curlew, 44 Grey Plovers and 5 Dark-bellied Brent Geese.
We then drove to Reculver where we walked inland and recorded 2 Kestrels, 40 Stock Doves, 2 Common Buzzards, 1 Moorhen, 6 Mute Swans, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Teal, 30 Linnets, 1 Chiffchaff and 3 Pied Wagtails.
Marc Heath visited Minnis Bay later, between 1000 and 1200, as the tide was coming in and counted 140 Sanderling, 87 Redshank, 2 Pied Wagtails, 170 Oystercatchers, 3 Red-throated Divers E, 14 Curlew, 10 Ringed Plovers, 62 Grey Plovers, 1 Little Egret, 25 Turnstones, 2 Purple Sandpipers and 1 Dunlin.