February 3rd

On a foul morning with rain and a cold easterly breeze blowing I spent 45 minutes at Reculver and counted 233 Dark-bellied Brent Geese E, 3 Great Black-backed Gulls, 4 Ringed Plovers, 1 Great Northern Diver E and 4 Scaup, seen earlier at Swalecliffe, flew E at 0915.

 February 1st

On a calm and overcast morning the first bird I saw was a Black-throated Diver sitting on the sea off the Towers (117th). Other birds seen during the next hour included 168 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, 5 Great Black-backed Gulls, 17 Common Scoter flying E, 8 Great Crested Grebes, 3 Red-throated Divers and 1 Curlew. Later Matt found the 3 Snow Buntings along the seawall and 1 immature male Black Redstart at Reculver.