January 11th
On a breezy and cool morning we walked from Chamber's Wall to the Oyster Farm lagoons and recorded 28 Mute Swans, 1 Kestrel, 68 Corn Buntings, 8 Chaffinches, 2 Marsh Harriers, 10 Blackbirds, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Redshank, 1,130 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 54 Mallard, 3 Shelduck, 1 male Lapland Bunting, 42 Oystercatchers, 8 Meadow Pipits, 1 Little Grebe, 6 Ringed Plovers, 8 Turnstone, 1 Little Egrets and 8 Goldfinches.

Male Lapland Bunting

We met with Julian and Alex Perry at the Lapland Bunting and after we left them, on their walk back to Reculver, they saw a Peregrine and also 1 Purple Sandpiper roosting with 30 Ringed Plovers.

Purple Sandpiper - Alex Perry