November 6th

It was pouring with rain this morning with a strong south westerly wind blowing so we sat at Reculver for an hour but did not see very much. We counted 19 Gannets E, 3 Red-throated Divers, 1 Redshank, 1 Sparrowhawk, 14 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 6 Great Black-backed Gulls, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Curlew, 3 Little Egrets, 1 Teal and 6 Shelduck W.

Whilst Anne and I were at Reculver, Matt was at Minnis Bay and counted 19 Gannets, 60 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 Razorbills, 3 Little Egrets, 3 Red-throated Divers, 5 Common Scoter E and 6 Shelduck W.

Marc Heath birded at Minnis Bay from 0715 to 0945 and counted 94 Oystercatchers, 14 Curlew, 33 Redshank, 43 Turnstone, 28 Grey Plovers, 1 Razorbill, 6 Red-throated Divers, 5 Dunlin, 74 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 90 Sanderling, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 2 Sandwich Terns, 35 Gannets, 7 Ringed Plovers, 2 Mediterranean Gulls, 5 Common Scoter and 6 Shelducks W