February 8th

Matt spent two hours seawatching at Minnis Bay this morning where he saw 36 Great Crested Grebes, 30 Common Scoter, 1 female Velvet Scoter W then E (109th), 1 male Eider E (110th), 3 Razorbills E (111st), 6 large auks E, 3 Fulmars, 95 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 1,400 Cormorants, 139 Red-throated Divers E, 1 second Winter Yellow-legged Gull E, 1 Gannet, 1 female/immature Goldeneye (112nd), 1 Kestrel, 1 Rock Pipit, 1 Great Northern Diver NE (113rd) and 5 Shelduck W.

There was much less to be seen at Reculver and we only saw 250 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 35 Herring Gulls E, 18 Red-throated Divers E, 2 Kittiwakes E and 3 Snow Buntings on the beach.