February 20th

This morning Matt walked from Shuart and along the railway embankment to Coldharbour and Plumpudding where we met up with him having walked in from Minnis Bay. Between us we saw 2 Green Woodpeckers, 22 Cetti's Warblers, 1 Firecrest, 1 Grey Heron, 4 Long-tailed Tits, 4 Stonechats, 33 Lapwings, 1 Canada Goose, 5 Little Egrets, 3 Redwings, 2 Gadwall, 6 Little Grebes, 2 Tufted Duck, 2 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 2 Coot, 18 Curlew, 75 Turnstone, 50 Dunlin, 120 Grey Plovers, 7 Great Crested Grebes, 6 Bar-tailed Godwits, 160 Oystercatchers, 30 Sanderling, 2 Bearded Tits, 55 Redshank, 2 Snipe, 1 Raven, 500 Dark-bellied Brent Geese and 1 Rock Pipit.

Redshank roosting at Plumpudding