December 12th

Marc Heath was out in the Reculver area at 0600 and then walked from the Towers to Minnis Bay and back along the embankment. He counted 2 Woodcocks, 1 Barn Owl, 2 Little Owls, 62 Ringed Plovers, 10 Turnstone, 15 Redshank, 1 Marsh Harrier, 130 Cormorants, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Snipe, 300 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 21 Red-throated Divers, 1 Common Buzzard, 8 Sanderling, 1 Dunlin, 2 Shelduck, 25 Common Scoter, 3 Bearded Tits, 50 Grey Plovers, 1 Peregrine, 4 Lapwings, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 1 Little Grebe, 2 auk sp E, 2 Stonechats, 2 Gannets, 200 Russian White-fronted Geese fom the embankment and 17 flying W at sea with 2 Barnacle Geese and 1 Snow Bunting near Coldharbour.