November 11th

On a sunny morning with a fresh north wind blowing we walked along the seawall from Reculver to the Green Wall and back. We counted 304 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Kestrel, 24 Mute Swans, 400 Starlings, 8 Ringed Plovers, 4 Turnstone, a flock of 85 Corn Buntings, 42 Mallard, 1 Oystercatcher 3 Redshank, 1 Little Egret and 4 Gannets flying E. 

This morning Matt had a watch from the Towers and then walked inland. He saw 92 Gannets W, 200 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 17 Common Gulls, 345 Cormorants, 2 Red-throated Divers, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 10 large auks W and 4E, 3 Razorbills W, 4 Kittiwakes, 1 adult Little Gull W, 200 Woodpigeons, 270 Herring Gulls, 24 Great Black-backed Gulls, 1 Common Scoter, 1 Guillemot E, 12 Skylarks, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Stonechat, 23 Lapwings, 4 Little Grebes, 5 Shoveler, 5 Teal, 30 Gadwall, 60 Mallard, 6 Tufted Duck, 61 Coot, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1 Redshank, 1 Grey Wagtail, 2 Tree Sparrows and 2 Common Buzzards.