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16th Sep

More strong winds which eventually produced an excellent total of 17 Storm Petrels offshore but other seabirds were in fairly short supply with just six Knot, 16 Mediterranean Gulls, four Black Terns, 17 Arctic Skuas of note. Two Caspian Gulls were feeding offshore and an Osprey attempted to head out to sea shortly before dark but quickly turned around and came back to land. A check of the bushes produced 32 Chiffchaffs, two Blackcaps, a Spotted Flycatcher, two Redstarts, eight Wheatears. Five Yellow Wagtails, seven Grey Wagtails and two Siskins also passed overhead. The Red-backed Shrike was also seen again.

Two Porpoises and two Grey Seals were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was seen on the land.