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16th May

The highlight of an otherwise very quiet day was an adult Purple Heron at the Long Pits in the afternoon although it was not seen again after the initial sighting. Eight Grey Plovers, eight Whimbrel, a Knot, four Mediterranean Gulls and an Arctic Skua flew east in the evening.

Three Porpoise and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.

A Norfolk Hawker and 122 Variable Damselfly's were seen at the Long Pits.