March 22nd

It was a miserable, drizzly and windy morning as we spent and hour at Minnis Bay where we saw 31 Red-throated Divers, 1 Mediterranean Gull, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Rock Pipits, 1 Curlew, 17 Meadow Pipits W, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 2 Great Black-backed Gull and 1 Pied Wagtail.

On the way home we had a walk at Reculver and recorded 19 Mute Swans, 1 first winter Bewick's Swan, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 12 Goldfinches, 3 Chiffchaffs, 14 Chaffinches, 4 Mallard, 12 Tufted Duck, 2 Shoveler, 1 Coot, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 female Pintail, 1 Little Grebe and 1 Cetti's Warbler.