November 17th

It was sunny at Reculver this morning and there was a very fresh northerly wind blowing as I spent 90 minutes seawatching. I counted 58 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 8 Gannets, 2 Teal, 7 Kittiwakes W, 5 Wigeon, 1 male Eider flying W and then back E, 51 Common Gulls W, 14 Common Scoter E, 2 Shelduck W and 4 Little Gulls W.

Matt and Derek Smith seawatched from the Towers between 0700 and 1100 and recorded 43 Common Scoter , 164 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 2 male Eiders E, 6 Shelduck W, 109 Common Gulls W, 40 Razorbills W, 22 Kittiwakes W, 54 Lapwings W, 7 Little Gulls W, 4 Red-throated Divers, 13 Gannets W, 2 Teal W, 17 Wigeon E, 2 Great Crested Grebes, 1 Dunlin, 1 Great Northern Diver, 1 Red-breasted Merganser W, 8 Starlings W, 1 Curlew and 1 Firecrest.

A windy Reculver - Matt Hindle