October 30th

A heavy band of showers thankfully moved by south of us as we walked from Reculver to Coldharbour and for once we had no rain. We recorded 37 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 5 Little Egrets, 19 Meadow Pipits, 2 Redshank, 1 Grey Heron, 2 immature Spoonbills flying W over the Oyster Farm, 24 Mallard, 56 Carrion Crows, 5 Cetti's Warblers, 5 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Golden Plovers, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 7 Oystercatchers, 1 Curlew, 35 Linnets, 3 Stonechats, 13 Goldfinches, 1 Gannet W, 1 Red-throated Diver and 1 female Red-breasted Merganser flying E along the tideline.

An adult and two juvenile Dark-bellied Brent Geese

An hour spent at Reculver this afternoon produced 1 Razorbill feeding off the Towers. 1 Swallow flying W, 2 Great Crested Grebes and a family party of 5 Grey Partridges in a winter wheat field.