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16th Nov

The highlights on the land were 62 Lapwings in, 17 Golden Plovers, a Woodcock, two Snipe, a late Ring Ouzel, 27 Redwings, seven Fieldfares, a Dartford Warbler, 65 Goldcrests, seven Firecrests, 3000 Starlings arriving from the east, 83 Chaffinches and 16 Redpolls. Seawatching produced 1541 Brent Geese (including birds passing overland), 11 Greylag Geese, 19 Shelduck, 15 Shoveler, 34 Wigeon, five Pintail, 55 Common Scoters, a Goldeneye, 13 Little Gulls, 11 Mediterranean Gulls, over 1400 auks and 21 Red-throated Divers.

Three Grey Seals were feeding offshore and a Brown Hare was seen on the land.

A breaching Tuna was seen.