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30th Oct

A quiet day on the land and offshore. Little of note in the bushes with just four Chiffchaffs and three Firecrests seen while 58 Stock Doves, 50 Skylarks,  two Fieldfares, 1020 Starlings and a few finches including six Bramblings, a Crossbill  and a Common Redpoll trapped among a few Lesser Redpolls were of note.. The best the sea could offer were 113 Kittiwakes, 110 Mediterranean Gulls, 14 Sandwich Terns and 1930 Razorbills.

Common Redpoll  Acanthis flammea     30th October 2025   (Charlotte Foote)

The highlight of the day though was a party of about ten Bottle-nose Dolphins which showed well around midday. Four Porpoises, a Common Seal and three Grey Seals were also seen.

Tuna were also seen on couple of occasions during the morning

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