February 21st

On a cloudy and calm morning we walked along the seawall from Reculver to the Wantsum outflow totalling the Dark-bellied Brent Geese as we went and ended with a count of 638. Other birds we saw included 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 female/immature male Black Redstart, 2 Stonechats, 6 Mallard, 16 Linnets, 6 Meadow Pipits, 8 Redshank, 6 Oystercatchers, 1 Shelduck and 60 Common Scoter offshore at Coldharbour. We also recorded 2 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Goldfinches, 4 Snow Buntings by the Wantsum outflow, 1 Curlew, 2 Ringed Plovers, 3 Turnstone, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Wigeon, 1 Rock Pipit, 2 Pied Wagtails, 65 Chaffinches and 1 first winter Bewick's Swan and 21 Mutes Swans in the field by the Roman Galley cycle track.

Female/first winter Black Redstart by the Towers