February 24th

On an overcast and breezy morning with the tide a long way out we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and then inland. We counted 2 Common Buzzards, 227 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 18 Mute Swans, 350+ Common Scoter off Coldharbour with 2 Velvet Scoters, 4 Great Crested Grebes, 7 Redshank, 2 Curlews, 27 Mallard, 2 Dunlin, 7 Ringed Plovers, 1 Stonechat, 6 Oystercatchers, 8 Linnets, 1 Grey Heron, 18 Golden Plovers and 3 Rock Pipits. We also recorded 6 Sanderling, 10 Coot, 2 Kestrels, 1 Marsh Harrier, 1 Shelduck, 1 Yellowhammer, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Wigeon, 2 Red-throated Divers, 1 female/immature male Black Redstart, 1 Jay, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Moorhens, 14 Teal and 1 first winter Bewick's Swan.