December 2nd

On a lovely winter's morning we walked along the seawall from Reculver to Coldharbour. We counted 593 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Pied Wagtails, 3 Red-throated Divers, 10 Oystercatchers, 12 Turnstone, 1 Corn Bunting, 11 Redshank, 6 Linnets, 1 Kestrel, 10 Ringed Plovers, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Stonechats, 2 Shelduck, 2 Mallard, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret, 5 Golden Plovers, 2 Marsh Harriers, 1 Rock Pipit and 5 Russian White-fronted Geese.

Part of the flock of 593 Dark-bellied Brent Geese on the fields near Coldharbour