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18th Feb

Moderate winds from the East-South-East meant the days efforts were spent mostly looking at the sea, with the stand out highlight being a winter plumaged Red-necked Grebe that landed close off the seawatching hide before being lost to view. Other birds of note during the morning watches include four Shelduck, six Teal, six Velvet Scoter, 20 Dunlin, 39 Kittiwake, a Mediterranean Gull, 1814 Guillemot, 241 Red-throated Divers and three Fulmars - most passage being east bound. A check of the Trapping Area was fairly quiet, just a Firecrest and two Goldcrests of note; overhead the resident pair of Ravens chased a pair of newcomers out. 

On the mammal front, three Porpoise fed offshore.