November 2nd

With a fresh NNW wind blowing in showers Matt seawatched from 0620 to 1420 together with Dave and Derek Smith and one or two other birders. His final totals were 168 Dark-bellied Brent Geese W, 687 Common Scoter W and on the sea, 10 Mediterranean Gulls, 297 Kittiwakes W, 42 Gannets E, 1 Redwing in off, 1 Blackbird in off, 6 Pomarine Skuas (5W and an adult E), 41 Wigeon W, 6 Great Crested Grebes and 79 Little Gulls (76W and 3E). He also counted 2 Rock Pipits, 1 large auk, 3 Red-throated Divers, 7 Pintail W, 1 Razorbill W, 1 Peregrine, 6 Shelduck W, 6 Sandwich Terns E, 3 Skylarks, 4 grey geese W, 1 Grey Plover, 2 Great Skuas W, 1 Red-breasted Merganser W, 1 Short-eared Owl in off the sea, 25 Starlings, 1 Great Northern Diver, 3 Arctic Skuas W and 1 Raven.