December 27th
On a wet, drizzly and overcast morning we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back and recorded 513 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 15 Mute Swans, 1 Little Grebe, 8 Cormorants, 15 Corn Buntings, 5 Sanderling, 6 Turnstone, 8 Oystercatchers, 4 Redshank, 6 Shelduck, 1 Curlew, 2 Purple Sandpipers and 19 Wigeon W.
Prior to 0715 Marc Heath visited Shuart where he recorded 2 Woodcocks, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Little Owl, 1 Snipe and 2 Skylarks. He then drove to Reculver and did the same walk as us but half an hour earlier. He counted 4 Robins, 6 Mute Swans, 5 Redshank, 335 Dark-dellied Brent Geese, 15 Oystercatchers, 8 Sanderling, 21 Turnstone, 4 Meadow Pipits, 35 Ringed Plovers, 2 Purple Sandpipers, 1 Grey Plover, 1 Peregrine, 1 Grey Heron, 1 Gannet, 9 Reed Buntings, 48 Corn Buntings, 27 Mallard, 1 Curlew, 18 Shelduck, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Yellowhammer, 4 Skylarks, 1 Little Egret, 4 Teal, 19 Wigeon W and 1 Red-throated Diver W.