September 23rd

This morning we walked inland at Reculver and then had a seawatch for one hour. We saw 22 Swallows W, 2 Goldcrests, 126 Coot, 3 Common Sandpipers, 60 Gadwall, 20 Mallard, 7 Tufted Duck, 4 Little Grebes, 1 Cetti's Warbler, 4 Teal and 4 Shoveler and over the sea 10 Swallows W, 1 Grey Heron, 1 first year Pomarine Skua E,  1 Sandwich E, 4 Brent Geese W and 7 Gannets E.

Matt seawatched at Reculver between 0840 and 1000 and counted 6 Sandwich Terns, 49 Swallows W, 8 Teal W, 10 Gannets E, 1 Pomarine Skua E, 6 Wigeon W, 12 Brent Geese W, 3 Common Scoter, 5 Common Terns, 1 Arctic Skua W, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 1 Red-throated Diver, 1 large auk and also 2 Harbour Porpoises.