September 20th

The weather had changed overnight, although we missed the threatened thundery showers, it was overcast and a cool northerly westerly breeze was blowing as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour. We saw our first 22 Dark-bellied Brent Geese of the autumn as well as 15 Wigeon flying W, 2 Grey Herons, 2 Little Egrets, 2 Turnstone, 12 Swallows flying W, 27 Linnets, 5 Oystercatchers, 2 Sandwich Terns, 4 Redshank, 55 Mallard, 1 Wheatear, 6 Common Gulls flying W in amongst 250 Black-headed Gulls, 1 Kestrel, 1 Stonechat and 1 Goldcrest.