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29th Apr

The clear highlight of the day on the land was a Wood Warbler which was singing at the north-east corner of the Trapping Area during the morning. Three Ring Ouzels were also seen nearby. The sea continues to receive lots of coverage with nearly 12 hours today producing two Tufted Ducks, three Eider, three Red-breasted Mergansers, a Black-throated Diver, three Manx Shearwaters, 67 Whimbrel, 142 Bar-tailed Godwits, 17 Little Terns, 761 Common Terns, 22 Arctic Terns, ten Great Skuas, four Pomarine Skuas and 20 Arctic Skuas of note. A Merlin also came in.

Ten Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.