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26th Nov

Seawatching was the order of the day again with over five hours of coverage producing 157 Kittiwakes, ten Mediterranean Gulls, the Glaucous Gull again, at least 12 Caspian Gulls, three Yellow-legged Gulls, a Sandwich Tern, 1450 Razorbills, a Great Northern Diver and a Little Egret.

Coverage of the land produced a Jack Snipe, a Woodcock, a Merlin, a Woodlark, four Chiffchaffs, a Dartford Warbler, a Firecrest, and a Brambling.

There were at least five Grey Seals and two Common Seals feeding offshore.

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