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16th Jan

Nearly three hours of seawatching produced 26 Brent Geese, five Teal, two Velvet Scoters, a Sanderling, 192 Dunlin, 297 Kittiwakes, two Mediterranean Gulls, 528 Razorbills, 712 Guillemots, 1359 auks sp, 246 Red-throated Divers and three Fulmars.

A Grey Seal was seen offshore.

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15th Jan

A thoroughly miserable day with strong winds and rain throughout. A Mediterranean Gull, 270 Kittiwakes and 813 auks were seen offshore.

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14th Jan

A bright, frosty morning allowed for a check of the land although it wasn't very productive with an Egyptian Goose overhead and a Firecrest in the trapping area being about the best on offer. The highlight of the seawatch was a Puffin among around 3000 auks and also 14 Wigeon, singles of Mediterranean and Little Gulls and 259 Red-throated Divers. 

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13th Jan

Rain almost all day. The only highlights from the morning seawatching were a Shelduck, 161 Kittiwakes, 375 auks and 194 Red-throated Divers.

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12th Jan

Very quiet on the land. Twelve Brent Geese, two Wigeon, five Teal, a Velvet Scoter, a Red-breasted Merganser, a Little Gull, a Mediterranean Gull, 565 auks, 386 Red-throated Divers and a Fulmar were seen on the early morning seawatch.

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11th Jan

Three hours of seawatching produced 24 Brent Geese, three Pintail, 183 Kittiwakes, a Mediterranean Gull, 651 auks and 107 Red-throated Divers and a surprise in the form of a flock of nine Purple Sandpipers.

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10th Jan

An improvement offshore with two hours seawatching this morning producing ten Wigeon, 25 Pintail, three Teal, 149 Kittiwakes, 362 Guillemots and 119 Red-throated Divers.

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9th Jan

 Rain virtually all day. Very quiet.

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8th Jan

 Very quiet. An hour seawatch produced 174 Red-throated Divers.

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7th Jan

 A Chiffchaff was seen on the Point. Seawatching produced 367 Red-throated Divers.

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6th Jan

Very cold and very quiet. Seawatching produced just 100 Red-throated Divers. Two Little Egrets flew north in the afternoon and two Chiffchaffs were seen.

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5th Jan

Seawatching produced ten Brent Geese, 354 auks, and 79 Red-throated Diver and a Great White Egret came in from the east.

Three Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

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4th Jan

A very cold morning with the Long Pits almost frozen over. A Snipe, two Chiffchaffs, a Dartford Warbler and a Siskin.

A Grey Seal was feeding offshore.

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3rd Jan

Another icy morning. A check of the land produced a Snipe, five Chiffchaffs, a Dartford Warbler and two Firecrests. The sea was quiet with just 237 auks and 120 Red-throated Divers of note.

Two Grey Seals were feeding offshore.

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2nd Jan

A cold day. Seawatching produced ten Brent Geese, two Teal, a Mediterranean Gull, a Great Skua, 613 auks and 628 Red-throated Divers. Two Chiffchaffs and a Firecrest were seen in the trapping area. 

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1st Jan 2026

 Happy New Year to all our followers.

A fairly quiet start to the New Year. Two hours of seawatching produced two Velvet Scoters, a Great Skua, 689 auks, 407 Red-throated Divers and 164 Gannets. A Merlin was seen on the beach.

A Grey Seal was feeding offshore.

A good selection of birds from around the general area included 26 White-fronted Geese at Dengemarsh, 30 Bewick's Swans, two Whooper Swans at Caldicot Lane, a Scaup, two Goosanders and four Black-necked Grebes at Scotney, a Great Northern Diver on Burrowes,14 Cattle Egrets roosting at ARC and 15 Tree Sparrows and 22 Corn Buntings at Midley Crossing.  

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