October 31st

We spent another wet and windy morning seawatching for two hours at Minnis Bay where we counted 23 Gannets, 1 Dark-bellied Brent Goose, 2 Guillemots, 8 Razorbills, 173 Chaffinches and 2 Bramblings flying W, 6 Red-throated Divers, 1 Common Scoter, 3 Sandwich Terns, 1 Great Skua flying W then back E, 58 Turnstone, 1 adult Mediterrnanean Gull E and 1 Little Egret.

Whilst out in the wind and rain this morning Julian Perry found a Snow Bunting on the beach between Reculver and Coldharbour.