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19th Oct

A Black Guillemot offshore and a brief first-winter Red-footed Falcon in the Trapping Area were the obvious highlights of what was an otherwise fairly quiet day. Two Yellow-browed Warblers were still in the Trapping Area along with 40 Chiffchaffs, a Dartford Warbler, four Firecrests, 50 Goldcrests, a Ring Ouzel and a Wheatear. Birds passing overhead included 22 Swallows, two Rock Pipits, 23 Crossbills, 170 Goldfinches and a Yellowhammer. Seawatching produced 78 Brent Geese, a Pintail, eight Little Gulls, 24 Mediterranean Gulls, two Caspian Gulls (a first-winter and a third-winter), 76 Sandwich Terns, an Arctic Tern, a Great Skua, 499 Razorbills, 795 auk species and 525 Gannets.

Two Porpoises and a Grey Seal were feeding offshore.