November 29th

After yesterday's beautiful weather this morning had returned to being overcast and damp as we again walked from Chamber's Wall to the Wantsum outflow. We saw a good range of species including 14 Blackbirds, 83 Cormorants, 3 Redwing, 1 female Merlin, 174 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Stonechat, 9 Mallard, 6 Redshank, 70 Ringed Plovers, 1 Shelduck, 29 Turnstone, 1 Little Egret, 16 Linnets, 2 Rock Pipits, 1 male Snow Bunting, 150 Oystercatchers, 6 Russian White-fronted Geese, 2 Curlew, 1 Kingfisher, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Green Woodpecker, 9 Mute Swans, 20 Golden Plovers and 1 Kestrel.

Russian White-fronted Geese

Adult Russian White-fronted Goose

Male Snow Bunting

Derek Smith was also out this morning and between 0900 and 1200 walked from Shuart to Plumpudding and Coldharbour and back along the railway embankment. He recorded 5 Russian White-fronted Geese, 400 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 11 Wigeon, 11 Mallard, 90 Lapwings and at the Plumpudding roost there were 65 Grey Plovers, 120 Sanderling, 36 Redshank and 44 Ringed Plovers. He also saw 2 Stonechats, 6 Cetti's Warblers and 22 Siskins at Shuart.

During the morning Chris Gibbard saw a ring-tailed Hen Harrier near Brooksend.

There were another 8 Russian White-fronted Geese south of Reculver this afternoon as well as 36 Mute Swans, 2 Wigeon and 2 Chiffchaffs.