January 10th

On a cold and sunny morning with a brisk northerly wind blowing we had a seawatch at Reculver where we counted 19 Pintail W, 11 Wigeon W, 6 Teal W, 1 Shelduck W, 3 Dunlin, 100 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 11 Great Black-backed Gulls, 4 Lapwings, 10 Ringed Plovers, 6 Gannets, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls, 7 Kittiwakes, 1 Marsh Harrier W at sea, 300 Herring Gulls, 200 Black-headed Gulls and 35 Common Gulls. Later, a walk inland produced 147 Gadwall, 3 Shelduck, 13 Tufted Duck, 2 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 4 Teal, 1 Water Rail, 88 Coot, 87 Mallard, 11 Moorhens and 1 Grey Heron.