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12th Nov

With freshening NE winds and increasing rain most of the interest was offshore with 66 Brent Geese, 16 Shelduck, 25 Wigeon, single Pintail and Red-breasted Merganser, 69 Mediterranean Gulls, 25 Sandwich Terns, a late Common Tern, 25 Red-throated Divers, 590 Gannets and a flock of four east flying Little Egrets. Birds arriving included a Woodcock, 36 Skylarks, 3340 Starlings and 46 Chaffinches.

Two Porpoises and five Grey Seals were seen offshore.