February 16th

On a mild morning with a strengthening SW wind blowing and gales threatened later we walked at Shuart and Brook. At the Shuart area we recorded 3 Common Buzzards, 51 Greylag Geese, 11 Tufted Duck, 3 Little Grebes, 16 Mute Swans, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Jay, 34 Teal and 9 Mallard. At Reculver we saw 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Chiffchaff, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Coot, 2 Moorhens, 7 Mallard, 1 Little Egret, 14 Teal, 1 male Stonechat, 250 Woodpigeons and 1 Black Redstart.