December 2nd
On yet another mild and blustery morning we walked around the Shuart area and recorded 55 Cormorants S, 4 Mistle Thrushes, 4 Mute Swans, 25 Fieldfares, 135 Lapwings SW, 6 Goldfinches, 2 Great Spotted Woodpeckers, 11 Chaffinches, 10 Long-tailed Tits, 1 Firecrest, 6 Goldcrests, 1 Marsh Harrier, 5 Lesser Redpolls, 53 Blackbirds, 32 Redwings, 2 Green Woodpeckers, 1 Common Buzzard and 2 Ring-necked Parakeets.
At Reculver, on the way home, we saw 2 Chiffchaffs, 128 Gadwall, 2 Goldeneyes, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Mute Swan, 1 Tufted Duck, 7 Coot, 110 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Teal and 3 Goldcrests.