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6th Apr

The strong north-east wind continues and resulted in another six hours of seawatching producing 136 Brent Geese, 11 Shovelers, four Gadwall, six Pintail, 36 Teal, ten Red-breasted Mergansers, three Grey Plovers, two Whimbrels, nine Bar-tailed Godwits, 26 Dunlin, three Little Terns, 180 Sandwich Terns, seven Little Gulls, four Mediterranean Gulls, six Arctic Skuas, two Black-throated Divers and 17 Fulmars of note.

A Merlin, 17 Swallows, a House Martin, a Willow Warbler, 13 Chiffchaffs, a Whitethroat, three White Wagtails and 226 Chaffinches were seen on the land.

Eight Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore and a Weasel was seen on the land.