January 15th
The foul weather of yesterday continued until 1330 this afternoon when the clouds moved away to the east and the sun came out. We walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and counted 1,000 Dark-bellied Brent Geese feeding on the grass fields, 1 Kestrel, 1 Short-eared Owl, 16 Corn Buntings, 10 Cormorants, 4 Mute Swans, 10 Turnstone, 58 Ringed Plovers, 3 Purple Sandpipers, 6 Sanderling, 1 Lapland Bunting, 2 Little Egrets, 18 Mallard and 20 Oystercatchers.

Purple Sandpiper

At Shuart, Matt counted 4 Common Buzzards, 2 Marsh Harriers, 1 Kestrel, 1 Sparrowhawk, 12 Herons, 1 Little Egret, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers and 1 Green Woodpecker.
Also this afternoon Bob Hinge cycled from Minnis Bay to Reculver and found a Shore Lark (110th) on the beach between Plumpudding lagoon and Coldharbour before it flew off west. He also saw 30 Ringed Plovers and 1 Knot (111st).