February 23rd

We didn't get out until after lunch when we visited Shuart and Reculver. At Shuart we saw 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 22 Mute Swans, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Red-legged Partridges, 1 Green Woodpecker, 8 Mallard, 12 Teal and 3 Tufted Duck and at Reculver we counted 200 Woodpigeons, 2 Common Buzzards, 2 Coot, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Mallard, 116 Cormorants flying S, 32 Linnets, 18 Teal, 1 Kestrel and 900 Dark-bellied Brent Geese on the fields behind the Oyster Farm.