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24th Nov

A howling southerly wind and rain restricted any observations to the sea where nearly five hours of coverage were logged. The highlights were a Leach's Petrel and three Sooty Shearwaters while other bits included 42 Brent Geese, two Velvet Scoters, 365 Kittiwakes, six Mediterranean Gulls, three Caspian Gulls, five Yellow-legged Gulls, three Arctic Skuas and 743 GannetsCoverage of the land was very limited but a Woodcock and a Merlin were seen.

Two Grey Seals were seen offshore.