December 23rd

As usual we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and recorded 2 Stonechats, 390 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 18 Redshank, 17 Oystercatchers, 28 Linnets, 1 Curlew, 1 Grey Plover, 19 Turnstone, 62 Ringed Plovers, 18 Mallard, 3 Shelduck, 1 Kestrel, 1 Velvet Scoter and 3 Eider flying E, 350 Woodpigeons being harried by a Peregrine, 1 Great Crested Grebe and 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose.

This afternoon forty minutes seawatching at Minnis Bay produced 10 Gannets flying E, 53 Red-throated Divers on the sea and flying E, 15 Great Crested Grebes and 1 Black-throated Diver diving and feeding close in shore.