December 14th

We made a brief visit to Reculver this morning and counted 450 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 4 Great Black-backed Gulls, 3 Shelduck flying W and 1,600 Cormorants flying out to sea from the Stour Valley at 0830.

Dave Smith was also out and walked at Minnis Bay and Plumpudding and recorded 1 Wigeon, 9 Grey Plovers, 23 Curlews, 3 Dunlin, 1 Little Grebe, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Red-throated Divers, 1 Common Buzzard, 5 Corn Buntings, 1 Peregrine and 1 Stonechat.