January 7th

This morning there was a fresh and cold northerly wind blowing in regular showers as Matt spent two hours seawatching at Reculver. He counted 46 Red-throated Divers E, 1 Great Crested Grebe E, 1 immature male Eider E (105th), 6 Wigeon W, 18 Kittiwakes E, 491 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 39 Common Scoter, 1 Gannet W, 1 large auk, 1 Guillemot E, 1 Razorbill E, 1 first winter Caspian Gull E (106th) and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gulls E.

Derek Smith had a seawatch at Minnis Bay from 0800 to 1030 with most birds he saw flying east. He recorded 32 Red-throated Divers, 16 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Little Egrets, 12 Common Scoter, 1 female Goldeneye flying W (107th), 2 Gannets, 58 Kittiwakes, 32 large auks, 2 Guillemots, 12 Curlew and 3 Grey Plovers.