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2nd May

Another White Stork (metal ringed) flew over and two Whinchats and a flock of 60 Corn Buntings were on note on the land.

Another full day of seawatching was actually slow going but eventually produced two Velvet Scoters, three Grey Plovers, 27 Whimbrels, 14 Little Terns, 13 Mediterranean Gulls, 11 Arctic Skuas, seven Pomarine Skuas and two Great Skuas

Five Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

A Mottled Shieldbug was found in the Lighthouse garden.