December 14th

The weather forecast at 0630 this morning still said it would be overcast and damp but as we reached Reculver just before sunrise there was a virtually cloudless sky and not a breath of wind. We walked up to Coldharbour and counted 750 Cormorants flying out to sea, 317 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Kestrels, 1 Pied Wagtail, 6 Shelduck, 5 Redshank, 2 Turnstone, 18 Goldfinches, 10 Mallard, 13 Corn Buntings, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Stonechats, 2 Little Grebes, 1 Dartford Warbler and 12 Meadow Pipits.