January 18th

This morning I walked along the seawall from Reculver to the Green Wall and counted 217 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 male Goldeneye flying E (110th), 2 Pied Wagtails, 4 Mute Swans, 3 Great Black-backed Gulls, 2 Redshank, 24 Ringed Plovers, 2 Turnstone, 1 Sanderling, 63 Corn Buntings, 8 Meadow Pipits, 18 Linnets, 30 Carrion Crows, 1 male Stonechat, 2 Reed Buntings, 1 Grey Wagtail and 1 first winter male Black Redstart.

Matt was also out this morning and walked from Brooksend to Minnis Bay, Shuart and Netherhale. He saw 3 Ring-necked Parakeets, 3 Common Buzzards, 700 Lapwings, 2 Little Egrets, 10 Grey Herons, 3 Barnacle Geese, 29 Greylag Geese, 1 Canada Goose with 4 hybrids, 4 Corn Buntings, 140 Great Crested Grebes, 8 Red-throated Divers, 65 Redshank, 1,000 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Goldcrest, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 110 White-fronted Geese, 35 SW and 75 E, 1 Chiffchaff, 16 Pied Wagtails, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Firecrest, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and 1 Egyptian Goose (111th).

Also this morning, Steve Blaskett found 3 Snow Buntings on the beach between Reculver and Coldharbour (112th) and a Short-eared Owl in the Oyster Farm (113th).