December 28th

With a south-westerly gale blowing in rain I spent 40 minutes at Minnis Bay this afternoon. I counted 42 Dunlin, 35 Grey Plovers, 98 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 30 Common Scoter flying W, 11 Redshank, 15 Oystercatchers, 2 Curlew, 23 Turnstone, 82 Great Crested Grebes and 1 Red-throated Diver.