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29th Apr

Seawatching was the order of the day with another mammoth 15hr session recorded. Overall numbers were not very high but there were some notable records including two Garganey, three Tufted Ducks, a Velvet Scoter, 309 Common Scoters, two Red-breasted Mergansers, 71 Grey Plovers, 95 Whimbrel, 84 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Common Sandpiper, 50 Knot, seven Little Terns, 44 Arctic Terns, a Roseate Tern, 14 Little Gulls, eight Arctic Skuas, 18 Pomarine Skuas and a Great Skua

The land produced a pair of flyover Little Ringed Plovers and just six Lesser Whitethroats.

However the highlight for many was a Minke Whale which moved east, close inshore at around 0900hrs. Ten Porpoise and two Grey Seals were also seen.