January 5th
With frequent torrential rain falling we decided to have a seawatch at Minnis Bay where there is some shelter. In about an hour we saw 17 Red-throated Divers, 31 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 7 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Kittiwakes (98th), 12 Gannets, 3 Guillemots, 1 Razorbill (99th), 7 Common Scoter (100th), 40 Great Black-backed Gulls and 1 Shelduck.
This afternoon we walked inland at Reculver and saw 1 Grey Wagtail, 5 Pochard, 14 Tufted Duck, 61 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Coot, 2 Mallard, 1 Teal, 35 Cormorants, 28 Mute Swans, 1 Marsh Harrier, 2 Snipe, 1 Stonechat, 1 Common Buzzard, 400 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 15 Redwing, 1 Lesser Black-backed Gull (101st), 40 Lapwings and 1 Goldcrest.