November 11th

On another lovely morning we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour. Birds we recorded included 153 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 5 Pied Wagtails, 1 Merlin, 4 Little Egrets, 7 Redshank, 2 Marsh Harriers, 6 Gannets, 8 Curlew, 3 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Tufted Duck, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 48 Corn Buntings, 13 Meadow Pipits, 1 winter plumaged Mediterranean Gull, 2,000 Cormorants out by the sand banks, 1 Kingfisher, 18 Turnstone, 32 Golden Plovers, 28 Grey Plovers, 40 Ringed Plovers, 14 Linnets, 112 Mallard, 10 Goldfinches, 1 Stonechat, 1 Snow Bunting, 2 Kestrels and 1 Lapwing.

Winter plumaged Mediterranean Gull

Chris Tedder was also out this morning and had a Sandwich Tern fishing at Coldharbour. This adds yet another day to the latest Reculver record.