December 8th

It was frosty and calm this morning as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and the sun even came out on our return walk. We recorded 213 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 8 Redshank, 2 Black Redstarts, 3 Mallard, 16 Ringed Plovers, 2 Red-throated Divers, 7 Common Scoter E, 1 Oystercatcher, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Snow Buntings, 3 Stonechats, 2 Little Grebes, 2 Short-eared Owls, 4 Snipe, 8 Reed Buntings, 14 Corn Butings and 50+ Russian White-fronted Geese.

Male Snow Bunting

 

Matt was out at first light and walked from Reculver to Plumpudding and back by way of the railway embankment. He counted 9 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Kestrels, 1 Short-eared Owl, 1 Kingfisher, 4 Stonechats, 1 Eider, 25 Red-throated Divers E, 784 Cormorants, 178 Russian White-fronted Geese, 20 Corn Buntings, 4 Cetti's Warblers, 2 Grey Herons,  260 Brent Geese, 1 Curlew, 24 Common Scoter, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egrets, 5 Redshank, 1 Shelduck, 3 Greenfinches, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Water Rail, 34 Blackbirds, 4 Yellowhammers, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Coot, 12 Song Thrushes, 1 Greylag Goose, 2 Barnacle Geese, 13 Ringed Plovers and 1 Black Redstart.

Today we received information about a juvenile male Blackcap we ringed at Reculver on 2nd August 2020. It was controlled at Dungeness Bird Observatory on 16th September and had flown 53 km SSW.