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8th Apr

Fresh ENE winds again produced some decent seawatching but it remains hard-going on the land. Nearly ten hours of seawatching resulted in 535 Brent Geese, five Shoveler, a Gadwall, 689 Common Scoters, 11 Red-breasted Mergansers, 66 Little Gulls, 24 Mediterranean Gulls, 504 Sandwich Terns, four Arctic Skuas, a Black-throated Diver, a Cattle Egret roosting on the Bouy, a Little Egret and also a male Hen Harrier. It was quiet on the land with a Red Kite, just two Sand Martins, 17 Swallows, 102 Skylarks, 14 Chiffchaffs, a Redpoll and two Siskins passing through. 

At least 15 Porpoises and a Grey Seal were seen offshore while two Brown Hares and a Weasel were seen on the land.