January 17th

It was overcast and calm but freezing this morning as we walked inland at Reculver and counted 3 Little Egrets, 44 Teal, 5 Gadwall, 16 Coot, 52 Mallard, 1 Water Rail, 16 Tufted Ducks, 1 Redshank, 4 Little Grebe, 1 Grey Heron and 1 Green Woodpecker.  

An hour spent at Minnis Bay this afternoon produced 50 Grey Plovers, 14 Curlew, 5 Redshank, 21 Oystercatchers, 14 Red-throated Divers, 25 Great Crested Grebes, 125 Dunlin, 7 Bar-tailed Godwits, 30 Sanderling, 7 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 adult Mediterranean Gull, 25 Common Gulls, 250 Black-headed Gulls and 1 Shelduck,