November 5th

The morning began overcast and drizzly with a fresh WNW wind but the sun soon came out although it remained windy. We walked at Reculver and counted 1 adult Mediterranean Gull W, 2 Common Scoter E, 43 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 Sandwich Tern E, 8 Chaffinches, 1 Chiffchaff, 24 Coot, 27 Cormorants, 1 Great Crested Grebes, 26 Gadwall, 2 Wigeon, 3 Little Grebes, 8 Mallard, 5 Mute Swans, 5 Moorhens, 1 Water Rail, 2 Cetti's Warbler and 1 Goldcrest.

Dave Smith spent two and a half hours at the Towers from 0650 and saw 160 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 34 Common Scoter, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Arctic Skuas, 5 Razorbills, 2 Little Gulls W, 13 Kittiwakes W, 9 Mediterranean Gulls W, 8 Red-throated Divers and 2 Little Egrets.