May 5th

Matt arrived at Reculver at 0600 for a seawatch and I joined him later with a fresh and chilly NE wind blowing in heavy showers. We stayed there until 0930 and counted 4 Great Crested Grebes, 4 Shelduck, 7 Common Gulls, 7 Swifts W, 2 Common Scoter, 5 Guillemots E (162nd), 6 Sandwich Terns, 2 Common Terns, 8 Little Terns E (163rd), 9 Gannets E, 1 Whimbrel W, 9 Swallows and 1 Hobby W out at sea (164th).