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22nd Apr

The strong and cold NE wind continues and meant that most of the days interest was offshore. Of note were four Shoveler, four Pintail, three Eider, a Velvet Scoter, 16 Grey Plover, 205 Whimbrel, 155 Bar-tailed Godwits, a Knot, seven Sanderlings, seven Greenshank, four Mediterranean Gulls, nine Little Gulls, seven Arctic Skuas, two Pomarine Skuas and ten Arctic Terns. Two Sand Martins, 35 Swallows and a Yellow Wagtail flew over.

Eight Porpoises and three Grey Seals were seen offshore.