November 16th

Matt had a superb seawatch today between 0645 and 1445 together with Derek Smith, Dave Smith, Anne and me. It was overcast and there was a fresh NE breeze blowing and with rain on and off for the first three hours. Matt's final totals were 2,259 Dark-belled Brent Geese arriving in large flocks from the east with some moving inland, 6 Great Crested Grebes, 128 Common Scoter mainly flying E, 4 Mediterranean Gulls E, 35 Little Gulls, 2 Little Egrets, 39 Teal W, 6 Great Northern Divers E, 1 Peregrine, 1 Pale-bellied Brent Goose, 13 Razorbills E, 41 large auks E, 2 Sandwich Terns E, 42 Kittiwakes E, 39 Dunlin E, 5 Curlew, 4 Shoveler W, 25 Gannets E, 6 Red-throated Divers E, 1 Woodcock in off the sea, 122 Lapwings W, 5 Gadwall W, 29 Sheduck W, 25 Pintail W, 1 male Goosander W, 2 Black-throated Divers E, 1 Ruff E, 1 Arctic Skua W, 1 female/immature Goldeneye E, 5 Great Skuas W, 20 Starlings W, 1 Red-necked Grebe on the sea off the Towers (204th), 4 Pomarine Skuas E, 6 Wigeon W, 5 Eider E and a flock of Brent Geese with 1 Pink-footed Goose (205th) and 1 Greylag Goose.

Moulting adult Great Northern Diver - Derek Smith

 In addition, Julian Perry found 3 Snow Buntings on the beach near to Coldharbour.