A somewhat nicer day with the rain restricted to patchy showers of mist in the afternoon. The sea was fairly quiet, with 244 Brent Geese heading east being the highlight of the early morning watch. A check from the seawatching hide a little later in the morning however proved fruitful with a winter-plumaged Slavonian Grebe just offshore. The bird spent half an hour drifting slowly east with Great Crested Grebes. There was a hint of movement on the land with the year's first Mistle Thrush, a flock of 42 Starlings departing east out to sea as well as a slight increase in Chaffinches and Reed Buntings. The first Goldfinch in over a month appeared too.
A couple of Harbour Porpoise fed offshore.
Elsewhere, the flock of Cattle Egrets still at Cockles Bridge with 16 today plus the two adult Whooper Swans were there also. The first-winter drake Scaup still at Scotney, where a Black-necked Grebe also appeared. The two White-fronted Geese were also on the outskirts of Lydd on Dennes Lane.