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10th Oct

Another calm day produced more overhead passage with a new day record count of 80 Crossbills along with two Little Egrets, a Fieldfare, three Grey Wagtails, a Rock Pipit, 90 Redpolls, 115 Goldfinches, 90 Siskins and seven Reed Buntings. Grounded migrants included a Snipe, 50 Chiffchaffs, nine Blackcaps, a Dartford Warbler, three Firecrests, 15 Goldcrests, 30 Redwings and 20 Song Thrushes. There was also a bit of movement offshore including 515 Brent Geese, a flock of nine Eider, 44 Common Scoters, 36 Little Gulls, 25 Mediterranean Gulls, two first-year Caspian Gulls, two Yellow-legged Gulls, four Arctic Skuas and 16 Red-throated Divers.

An excellent total of 38 Porpoises were feeding offshore along with seven Grey Seals and five Common Seals.

A Common Toad was seen in the Trapping Area.

A few Tree Crickets were still singing in the Trapping Area.