March 2nd

On a rainy but still morning Matt and I walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and back. We saw 2 Pied Wagtails, 227 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 3 Tufted Duck E, 14 Great Crested Grebes, 23 Red-throated Divers flying out of the Swale, 11 Meadow Pipits, 6 Redshank, 6 Mallard and 1 Canada Goose (124th) and 1 Greylag Goose flying in off the sea. Other birds seen included 7 Oystercatchers, 19 Turnstone, 6 Coot, 2 Ringed Plovers, 1 Stonechat, 23 Golden Plovers and 3 Grey Plovers.