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19th Mar

A fresh SE wind which dropped away during the day resulted in another spectacular seawatch dominated in terms of numbers by 9,290 Dark-bellied Brent Geese, (our second-best ever day total), 105 Pintails, 2,093 Common Scoters, 656 Red-throated Diver, 110 Sandwich Terns, 56 Little Gulls and 554 Kittiwakes. Notable species included a Pale-bellied Brent Goose, eight Garganey, 28 Teal, three Eiders, two Velvet Scoters, a flock of four Black-necked Grebes, the first Arctic Skua of the year and two Black-throated Divers.

Very quiet on the land with just a Merlin, a Wood Lark over the Desert and three Black Redstarts of note.

Four Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.