February 4th
We began the morning with a half hour seawatch at Minnis Bay and saw 1 Great Northern Diver flying W, 11 Red-throated Divers flying W, 142 Gannets feeding offshore, 3 Great Crested Grebes, 2 Shelduck and 107 Dark-bellied Brent Geese.
Next we walked at both Shuart and Reculver and recorded 4 Common Buzzards, 90 Greylag Geese, 2 Ring-necked Parakeets, 14 Stock Doves, 3 Mistle Thrushes, 500 Woodpigeons, 1 Chiffchaff, 1 Little Grebe, 4 Coot, 4 Tufted Duck, 1 Gadwall, 1 Marsh Harrier and 1 Green Sandpiper.