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25th Apr

A trickle of birds moved east during the morning but seawatching improved from mid-afternoon with a final total of 3787 Bar-tailed Godwits of note along with ten Shelduck, 11 Grey Plover, six Knot, 203 Whimbrel, 21 Little Terns, 48 Arctic Terns, 48 Little Gulls, two Arctic Skuas and a Black-throated Diver.

More Swallows passed through and a handful of Chiffchaffs arrived.

Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore,

A Terrapin sp was seen at the Long Pits.

The first Blue-tailed Damselflies, Azure Damselflies and Hairy Dragonflies were seen.